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John  Reii.v  Knox,  Miami  '39, 
Foiiiul^T  of  Heta    riieta  Pi. 


THE  HAND-BOOK 

OF 

Beta  ^beta  pi 

BY 

William  Raimond  Baird,  M.  E.,  LL.  B. 

AUTHOR  OF 

American  College  Fraternities,  A  Guide  to  the 

Principles  of  The  Law,    The  Study   of 

Languages,     The     Principles    of 

American  Law,  Etc. 


SECOND  EDITION 


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PREFACE  TO  THE  EDITION 
OF  1894. 

In  X'olumc  XI.  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi,  published  in 
1883-84,  the  writer  contributed,  under  the  title  of  "Fra- 
ternity Studies,"  a  series  of  articles  on  the  history  of  the 
fraternity  and  related  topics.  Many  times  since  then  the 
republication  of  these  articles  has  been  suggested,  but 
lack  of  time  has  prevented.  At  the  convention  of  1893 
there  was  observable  among  the  younger  members  an 
ignorance  concerning  many  important  events  in  the 
history  of  our  fraternity  which  was  especially  noticeable 
to  one  who  had  not  attended  recent  conventions  continu- 
ously. It  was  felt  that  the  time  was,  perhaps,  ripe  to 
revise  and  bring  down  to  date  the  studies  of  ten  years 
ago,  and  the  writer  sought  and  obtained  authority  to 
prepare  the  volume  herewith  presented  to  the  fraternity. 

The  scope  of  the  book  has  been  somewhat  restricted, 
to  avoid  encroaching  upon  the  oroper  sphere  of  the  fra- 
ternity's catalogue,  and  hence  information  concerning  the 
institutions  wherein  our  chapters  are  or  have  been  lo- 
cated, lists  of  charter  members,  and  other  similar  items, 
have  been  omitted.  It  was  at  one  time  intended  to  insert 
portraits  of  some  of  the  earnest  workers  in  the  fraternity 
who  have  so  materially  assisted  in  its  upbuilding,  but  an 
unexpected  obstacle  was  encountered  in  carrying  out  this 


4  PREFACE. 

plan  in  the  reluctance  of  many  to  admit  their  right  to  ho 
included  in  this  class,  and  the  idea  was  abandoned. 

Minor  errors  are  inevitahle  in  a  work  of  this  kind,  and 
where  so  many  proper  names  occur  mistakes  are  un- 
avoidable, and  we  apologize  in  advance  for  those  which 
may  be  found. 

Thanks  are  especially  due  to  the  memuers  of  the  Ex- 
ecutive Committee,  to  the  secretaries  of  the  Alpha,  Iota 
and  Gamma  chapters,  and  to  many  other  members  of  the 
fraternity  for  valuable  and  timely  assistance. 

"Brothers,  through  all  life's  shade  and  sunshine  fleeting. 

Where'er  your  paths  may  lie, 
God  speed  your  onward  steps !     Brothers,  my  greeting 

In  Beta  Theta  Pi! 
And  may  the  eternal  sunshine  find  us  banding 

As  we  have  done  to-night, 
Crowaied   with   'the  peace   that   passctli   understanding' 

Uoon  God's  hills  of  light !" 


1907 

The  lapse  of  time  has  caused  a  demand  for  a  new 
edition  of  this  book.  Its  scope  is  a  trifle  enlarged.  It  has 
been  entirely  rewritten  and  revised  and  brought  down  to 
date.  The  title  has  been  changed  because  the  designa- 
tion "Fraternity  Studies"  was  frequently  confused  with 
the  author's  "Manual  of  American  College  Fraternities." 
It  is  hoped  that  a  study  of  the  book  will  secure  an  appre- 
ciation of  the  standing  of  the  fraternity  on  the  part  of 
those  interested. 


CONTENTS. 

CHAPTERS  PAGE 

I.     History  from  l.s;3!)  to  18^4 7 

II.     History  from  1844  to  180,") 30 

III.     History  from  1805  to  1871 o2 

ly.     History  from  1871  to  187!) 73 

\'.      History  from  1875)  to  188(; 95 

VI.     History  from  188G  to  1893 120 

MI.     History  from  1893  to  1907 138 

\'III.     Federal  Members  of  the  Association 105 

IX.     The  Beta  Theta   Pi   Magazine — First 

Decade 179 

X.     The   Beta  Theta    Fi    Magazine — Sec- 
ond Decade  201 

XI.     The  Beta  Theta  Pi   Magazine  to  the 

present  time 315 

XII.  Other  PubHcations — Catalogues   237 

XIII.  Other  Publications— Histories.  Ftc 261 

XIV.  The  Testimony  of  Experience 289 

XV.  The  Insignia   309 

XVI.     Social  Life  of  the  Fraternity 323 

XVII.     Beta  Homes .  .351 


6  CONTENTS. 

CHAPTERS  PAGE 

XVIII.     The  Menibcrsliip 407 

XIX.     Tables — Presidinj^-  Chapters,   Direc- 
tors, Officers,  Etc 15;^ 

XX.     The  Convention  Rolls I M 

XXI.     The  (;reek  World :,1  I 

Indexes — Of    Subjects,    Chapters,    Societies,    Institu- 
tions, Names ,")32 


CHAPTER  I. 

From  the  Foundation  of  the  Fraternity  to  the  Fnd  of 

the  year  184^. 

The  system  of  college  fraternities  now  cxistino-  in  tho 
colleges  of  the  United  States  and  Canada  originated  with 
the  foundation  of  $  B  K  at  the  College  of  William  & 
Mary,  Williamsburg,  Virginia,  on  the  5th  day  of  Decem- 
ber, 1776.  The  first  meeting  was  held  in  the  Apollo  room 
of  the  Raleigh  Tavern.  The  members  entered  into  a 
solemn  covenant  to  preserve  the  secrets  of  the  societv 
and  to  promote  and  advance  its  interests.  They  chose  a.s 
a  distinctive  emblem  a  square  silver  medal  to  be  sus- 
pended from  a  cord,  they  drew  up  a  constitution,  held 
regular  meetings,  and  began  work  similar  to  that  of  the 
fraternities  of  to-day.  In  December,  1778,  a  resolution 
was  passed  admitting  non-collegians  to  membership,  and 
another  providing  for  the  regular  extension  of  the  soci- 
ety. In  July,  1779,  a  charter  was  granted  to  Samuel 
Hardy  for  the  establishment  of  a  "B"'  branch,  and  shortly 
after  charters  were  issued  for  r,  A,  E  and  Z  branches, 
the  last  two  being  at  Harvard  and  Yale  respectively,  and 
the  others,  including  an  H  at  Richmond  and  a  0  at  West- 
moreland, being  non-collegiate.  In  April.  1780.  the 
first  move  toward  the  establishment  of  a  chapter  at  Yale 

(7) 


8  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     TIIETA     PI. 

was  taken  by  the  initiation  of  four  men  at  Goshen,  Conn  . 
and  in  November,  1780.  the  chapter  was  estabhshed  at 
New  Haven,  chang-inn;-  its  name,  however,  to  that  of 
"All)ha  of  Connecticut."  In  January,  ITSl,  the  parent 
cha]ner  ceased  to  exist,  owing  to  the  approach  of  the 
contending-  armies  of  the  Revolutionary  war  to  Wilhanis- 
burg.  In  September,  1781,  after  the  death  of  the  parent 
chapter,  the  "Al])ha  of  Massachusetts"  was  estabhshed 
at  Harvard.  In  1T87  a  chapter  was  estabhshed  at  Dart- 
moutli,  in  1817  at  Union,  in  1825  at  Bowdoin  and  in  18-^5 
at  IJrown.  The  badge  was  changed  to  a  key  about  1820. 
In  LS.')!.  the  Harvard  chapter  disclosed  its  secrets,  and 
the  society  thereafter  became  purely  a  f(M-mal  organiza- 
tion, initiating  students  about  to  graduate  and  conferring 
its  membership  only  u])on  those  who  liad  attained  high 
rank. 

In  1825,  the  K  A,  or  Kappa  Alpha,  society  was  formed 
at  Union  College,  by  John  Hunter  and  other  members 
of  the  class  of  '2().  This  societw  in  its  external  features, 
resembled  $  B  K,  of  which  a  chapter  had  been  estab- 
lished at  Union  in  1817.  It  was  secret.  It  displayed  a 
key  badge,  and  it  named  its  chapters  on  the  same  system. 
In  March,  1827,  ten  seniors  at  Union  founded  ^  *,  and 
in  November  of  the  same  year  nine  seniors  founded  A  $. 
In  182!i,  the  I.  1\.  A.  society  was  established  at  '!' rinitv 
College,  Connecticut.  It  was  similar  to  these  other  or- 
ganizations, but  has  remained  local.  2  ^  placed  a  branch 
or  chapter  at  Hamilton  College  in  1831.  and  in  1882 
A  A  $  was  founded  at  that  place.   In  1833,  *  Y  originated 


THE    FOUNDERS     STORY.  9 

at  Union,  and  K  A  placed  a  chapter  at  Williams,  fol- 
lowed one  year  later  by  2  ^.  Here  they  found  a  new 
rival,  in  the  shape  of  an  anti-secret  society  called  the 
Social  Fraternity,  and  which  has  since  united  with  other 
similar  organizations  to  form  A  Y.  In  1837,  the  Mysti- 
cal Seven  and  $  N  ©  were  founded  at  Wesleyan.  The 
former  was  not  Greek  in  name.,  but  was  otherwise  simi- 
lar. It  established  several  chapters  and  in  1890  united 
with  B  ©  n.  $  N  0  has  remained  local.  A  A  <^  was 
founded  by  an  Ohio  man,  and  established  its  second 
chapter  at  Miami  University,  Oxford,  Ohio,  in  1835,  and 
in  1839  the  first  western  fraternity,  B  ©  11,  originated 
there. 

At  the  time  of  the  establishment  of  B  ©  IT,  then,  the 
fraternity  field  was  occupied  as  follows :  K  A  was  at 
Union  and  Williams,  A  4>  at  Union  and  Brown,  ^  Y  at 
Union  and  New  York  University,  2  $  at  Union,  Hamil- 
ton, Williams  and  New  York  University,  A  A  $  at 
Hamilton,  Miami,  New  York  University,  Columbia,  Yale, 
Amherst,  Brown,  Harvard  and  the  Cincinnati  Law 
School,  I.  K.  A.  at  Trinity,  and  the  Mystical  Seven  and 
$  N  ©  at  Wesleyan. 

The  founders  of  Beta  Theta  Pi  were  John  Reily  Knox, 
of  the  class  of  '39,  and  Samuel  Taylor  Marshall,  of  the 
class  of  '40,  at  Miami  University.  Knox  tells  the  story 
of  the  origin  of  the  society  as  follows : 

"To  begin  with  the  beginning,  it  was  during  the  win- 
ter session  of  1838-39  that  the  idea  of  forming  a  secret 
association  first  suggested  itself  to  my  mind.    I  saw  there 


10  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     TilETA      IM. 

were  many  advantag'es  in  such  an  association  whicii 
could  not  otherwise  be  enjoyed.  Such  combinations 
are  as  old  as  the  wants  of  man  and  coeval  with  the 
growth  of  literature/ 

Circumstances  had  made  me  somewhat  prominent  in 
a  rather  bitter  fight  in  the  literary  association  of  which  T 
was  a  member  against  the  society  of  the  A  A  $,  and  in 
which,  though  successful,  f  had  learned  to  admire  the 
compact  organization  and  esprit  dc  corps  of  its  members. 
About  the  same  time,  too,  I  came  across  an  old  book,  no 
copy  of  which  T  have  seen  since,  and  the  name  of  which 
I  have  forgotten,  giving  an  account  of  some  of  the  secret 
organizations  of  the  middle  ages."-  "The  great  secret 
of  their  success  consisted  not  in  numbers  but  in  union. 
*  *  *  In  some  of  these  societies,  however,  were  to  be 
found  many  objectionable  features  *  *  *.  Some  of  these 
were  to  be  found  in  the  A  A  $  society  as  it  was  organ- 
ized at  Miami  University,  and  I  imagined  that  an  associ- 
ation might  be  formed  which  would  embrace  the  good 
without  the  ingredient  of  evil.  My  attention  was  drawn 
more  forcibly  to  this  by  the  dissension  then  existing  in 
the  Union  hall,  and  which  1  conceived  originated  in  the 
Alpha  society."^ 

"Being  impressed  with  the  force  that  lies  in  compact 
organization,  an  idea  that  had  been  the  subject  of  con- 
versation between  two  or  three  of  us  grew  on  me,  and  I 
went  to  sketching  out  a  plan,  the  constitution  and  obliga- 


'  Letter   to   E.    B     Stevens,   April    14,    ISl.'J. 

-  "Recollections    of    1839,"    written    for    the    35th    Convention. 


THE    founders'    STORY.  11 

tions  for  a  new  society.  While  engaged  in  doing  this,  I 
had  repeated  conferences  with  the  gentleman  whose 
name  stands  second  on  the  roll,  S.  T.  Marshall,  now  of 
lowa."^  "But  if  you  know  Marshall,  I  need  not  tell  you 
that  he  is  one  of  the  most  sanguine  men  in  existence. 
The  idea  once  started,  he  would  not  give  it  up  until  I  set 
to  work.  In  the  first  place,  I  got  the  Greek  lexicon  and 
turned  it  over  in  search  of  a  name.  The  present  one  was 
finally  selected.  Then  came  the  badge.  This  was  more 
difficult  than  the  other.  *  *  We  then  went  to  work  on 
the  constitution.  *  *  *  The  next  question  was.  Who 
shall  we  connect  with  us  in  this  matter?  Charles  Hardin 
roomed  next  door  to  Marshall,  so  we  called  him  in,  and 
I  initiated  him  and  Taylor  ( Marshall). "- 

Alarshall  says:  "I  was  a  student  at  Miami  L'niversity, 
having  entered  in  the  fall  of  1836  and  graduated  August 
13,  1840.  While  there  I  was  approached  by  a  member 
of  the  A  A  $,  who  spoke  to  me,  and  asked  how  I  would 
like  to  join  a  Greek  society,  etc.  I  told  him  to  let  me 
think  about  it  a  week,  because  at  that  time  there  was  a 
great  prejudice  against  such  secret  societies,  not  onl\ 
among  the  students,  but  also  among  the  faculty.  At  th" 
end  of  the  week  I  told  my  friend  that  I  feared  to  join 
the  A  A  $  on  account  of  the  bad  efifect  it  might  have  on 
my  standing  in  my  class,  etc.  However,  I  began  to 
ruminate  and  study  about  it,  and  finally,  in  the  spring 
and  summer  of  1839,  I  thought  I  could  found  a  society 


1  Recollections    of    1S93,    written    for    the    HOth    Convention. 

2  Letter   to   E.    B.    Stevens,   April   14,   1843. 


12  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

and  keep  it  secret,  so  that  no  one  would  know  who  be 
longed.  I  wrote  the  constitution  and  submitted  it  to 
John  Reily  Knox,  and  asked  him  to  become  a  member 
and  one  of  the  founders,  and  he  agreed  to  it.  Mr.  Knox 
was  in  the  senior  class,  and  I  was  in  the  junior  class. 
Then  James  G.  Smith,  who  was  in  my  class,  was  con- 
sulted, and  joined  us.  I  dated  the  constitution  as  being 
of  July  4th,  1839."^ 

It  would  seem  that  both  Knox  and  Marshall  had  inde- 
pently  conceived  the  idea  of  forming  such  a  society,  and 
that  it  only  took  shape  after  it  had  been  mutually  dis- 
cussed. 

The  constitution  referred  to  by  Marshall  was  very 
short  and  simple.  Its  main  provisions  were  as  follows : 

CONSTITUTION. 

Art.  1.     The  title  of  this  association  shall  be  Beta  Theta  Pi. 

Art.  2.     The  motto  of  this  association  shall  be  *  *  *. 

Art.  3.     The  objects  of  this  association  are  *  *  *. 

Art.  4.  The  visible  badge  of  this  association  shall  be  a  breast- 
pin bearing  on  front  the  following  characters :  1st,  three 
stars;  2nd,  a  crescent;  :;r(l,  the  initial  letters  of  tlie  motto;  4th, 
the  date  of  the  formation  of  this  association ;  on  the  liack,  a 
heart  with  a  spear  passed  through  it,  together  with  the  laame  of 
the  member  who  wears  it. 

Art.  5.     The  secret  password  of  this  society  shall  be  *  *  *. 

Art.  6.  No  chapter  of  this  association  shall  consist  of  more 
than  nine  nor  less  than  three  regular  members. 

Art.  7.  No  person  shall  become  a  member  of  this  associa- 
tion of  whose  abilities  we  are  not  well  assured,   and  in  whose 


•  Letter   written    to    the    editor,    February    1,    1894. 


THE    FIRST    MEETING.  13 

fidelity  we  have  not  the  most  implicit  confidence,  and  not  then 
unless  by  the  united  concurrence  of  every  member  present. 

Art.  8.  Other  branches  of  this  association  may  be  estab- 
lished at  such  places  as  may  be  thought  suitable  and  prudent. 

Art.  9.  The  badge  shall  not  be  worn  by  any  member  whilst 
in  attendance  at  college  or  in  such  other  places  as  may  be 
deemed  by  himself  or  the  members  of  this  association  unsuitable. 

Art.  10.  An  address  shall  be  delivered  in  private  to  the 
members  of  this  association  on  each  anniversary  of  its  founda- 
tion. 

Art.  11.  The  members  of  each  chapter  shall  meet  at  least 
once  in  each  month,  for  the  purpose  of  hearing  an  essay  read  by 
some  member,  who  shall  have  been  appointed  for  this  purpose, 
on  any  subject  connected  with  the  objects  of  this  association. 

Art.  12.  The  signs,  symbols,  proceedings  and  constitution  of 
this  association  shall  be  kept  inviolably  secret. 

Art.  13.  Every  member,  before  becoming  a  member  of  this 
association,  shall  bind  himself  with  the  following  obligation : 

Knox  says :  "The  members  present  at  the  first  meet- 
ing were  Marshall,  Linton,  Smith  and  myself.  The 
meeting  was  held  in  a  room  occupied  at  the  time  by  Tay- 
lor Marshall,  in  that  part  of  the  college  building  at  Ox- 
ford known  as  the  'old  wing.'  "  ^ 

There  seems  to  be  no  record  of  this  meeting.  Some 
time  between  July  4  and  August  8,  1839,  Charles  H.  Har- 
din. John  H.  Duncan,  M.  C.  Ryan  and  Thos.  B.  Gordon 
were  added,  and  the  record  of  the  first  formal  meeting, 
as  found  in  Alpha's  record  book,  reads  as  follows : 

Miami  University^  August  g,  1839. 
The    following   young    men,    students    of    Miami    University, 
namely,  John  R.  Knox,  Samuel  T.  Marshall.  David  Linton,  J.  G. 


'  Letter  to  E.   B.   Stevens,   April  14,   1843. 


14  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     TIIETA      PI. 

Smith,  Charles  11.  llardin.  John  11.  Duncan,  M.  C.  Ryan  and 
Thomas  B.  Gordon,  having  associated  themselves  togetlier. 
formed  and  suhscribed  the  foregoing  constitution,  laws  and  ob- 
ligations, held,  agreeably  to  previous  arrangement,  their  first 
regular  meeting  in  the  hall  of  the  Union  Literary  Society  at  9 
o'clock  on  Thursday  evening,  August  8,  Anno  Domini   18:59. 

John  H.  Duncan,  having  been  previously  elected  as  lirst 
^resident  of  this  association,  delivered  his  inaugural  address  as 
re(iuired,  and  entered  upon  the  discharge  of  his  duties.  David 
Linton,  who  had  been  previously  appointed  to  prepare  a  suit- 
able address  for  the  occasion,  discharged  the  duty  devolving 
upon  him  in  an  essay  upon  the  first,  and  an  ex  tempore  address 
upon  the  last,  words  of  the  motto.  J  R.  Knox  was  then  elected 
to  address  the  society  upon  the  first  anniversary  of  its  founda- 
tion. Thos.  B.  Gordon  was  appointed  to  prepare  the  essay  for 
the  next  meeting.  Mr.  Ryan  proposed  that  it  should  be  the  duty 
of  the  secretary  to  inform  by  letter  all  absent  memljers  of  the 
election  of  any  new  member,  which  proposition  was  agreed  to. 
As  a  portion  of  the  members  would  be  absent  during  the  ap- 
proaching recess  of  the  university,  it  was  deemed  advisable  to 
adjourn  to  meet  on  the  second  Thursday  of  October,  and  the 
society  adjourned  accordingly. 

John  H.  Duncan,  Pres.  James  G.  Smith,  Sec. 

The  society  still  lacked  one  of  the  magical  nine,  and 
steps  were  taken  to  remedy  it.  The  following  minutes 
tell  how  the  ninth  man  was  elected  and  initiated : 

Miami  University,  Thursday^  Oct.  lo,  iSsp. 
Tlie  society  met  in  the  Erodelphian  Hall.  Present — Messrs. 
Duncan,  Gordon,  Marshall,  Hardin  and  Smith.  Mr.  Gordon 
read  the  essay  which  he  had  been  appointed  to  prepare  for  the 
evening,  and  Mr.  Hardin  was  appointed  to  prepare  one  for  the 
next  regular  meeting.  H.  H.  Johnson  was  then  proposed  as  a 
gentleman  possessing  every  qualification  for  membership  in  the 
Beta  Theta  Pi  association,  and  all  those  present  having  exp^e^scd 


THE    FIRST    INITIATION.  15 

a  wish  that  he  should  be  admitted  as  a  brother  member,  Mr.  Gor- 
don was  selected  as  the  most  suitable  person  to  make  the  propo- 
sition to  the  member-electj  and,  in  case  he  should  accept  of  mem- 
bership in  the  Beta  Theta  Pi.  to  introduce  him  at  the  next  regu- 
lar meeting.  The  society  then  adjourned  to  meet  on  the  second 
Thursday  of  November. 

John  H.  Duncan,  Pres.  James  G.  Smith,  Sec. 

November  14,  1839. 

The  society  met  in  the  room  of  H.  H.  Johnson.  Present — 
Messrs.  Hardin,  Gordon,  Duncan,  Marshall  and  Smith.  Mr. 
Johnson  having  subscribed  to  the  constitution,  was  welcomed  as 
a  brother  member  of  the  B  0  IT.  Mr.  Hardin  then  read  the 
essay  which  he  was  appointed  to  prepare,  and  Mr.  Johnson  was 
appointed  to  read  at  the  next  regular  meeting.  The  members 
then  discussed  the  propriety  of  adopting  some  new  exercise 
wliich  should  increase  the  interest  and  prolong  the  meetings  of 
the  society,  and  Messrs.  Smith  and  Johnson  a  committee  to  re- 
port a  plan  for  consideration  at  the  next  meeting. 

John  H.  uuncan,  Pres.  James  G.  Smith,  Sec. 

During  the  college  year  of  1839-40,  the  mother  chapter 
was  busily  perfecting  its  organization.  As  secret  socie- 
ties were  strictly  prohibited  at  Miami,  a  little  indiscretion 
would  have  caused  the  collapse  and  ruin  of  the  infant 
project.  Such  a  disaster  was  once  very  narrowly  es- 
caped. One  of  the  students  became  suspicious  of  the  fre- 
quent meetings  and  consultations  of  his  companions, 
guessed  their  object  and  purpose,  and  insisted  upon  being 
initiated.  In  order  to  satisfy  him,  he  was  treated 
to     a     mock     initiation,     and     so     gotten     rid  of. 

The  first  badge  which  was  designed  by  Marshall, 
had  the  same  general  outline  as  the  one  in  present 
use.      The   wreath,   however,   was    not    used     at     first, 


16  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

but  a  crescent  was  placed  under  the  three  stars, 
Marshall  had  the  first  badges  made  in  Cincinnati,  in  the 
fall  of  1839. 

It  was  intended  by  the  founders  to  originate  a  wide- 
spread fraternity,  and  the  form  of  the  organization  had 
hardly  been  determined  upon  before  efforts  were  made 
to  extend  the  society.  The  first  branch  or  chapter  was 
located  in  Cincinnati,  where  the  A  A  $  had  a  branch 
organization  at  the  Cincinnati  Law  College.  It  was  ap- 
parently not  connected  with  any  educational  institution, 
although  its  members  were  mostly  college  men.  In 
fact,  it  is  doubtful  whether  the  fraternity  was  intended 
to  be  confined  to  educational  institutions  at  this  time.  It 
will  be  observed  that  Article  8  of  the  first  constitution 
says  that  chapters  "may  be  established  at  such  places^  as 
may  be  thought  suitable  and  prudent,"  and  does  not  re- 
strict their  establishment  to  educational  institutions. 

1'his   first   effort  of   extension   was   made   in    March. 

1840.     The  minutes  of  the  two  meetings  of  the  Miami 

chapter  relating  to  the  subject  read  as  follows: 

March,  1840. 
Society  met  in  the  "Oxford  Hotel."  Absent — Johnson  and 
Hamilton.  As  some  of  the  members  expected  to  visit  Cincin- 
nati during  the  college  recess,  it  was  deemed  advisable  to  em- 
power them  to  establish  a  chapter  of  B  6  IT  in  that  city.  After 
considerable  discussion  as  to  the  propriety  of  such  a  measure,  it 
was  finally  agreed  to.  Messrs.  Paddack,  Gordon  and  Hamilton 
were  appointed  on  the  committee  to  establish  the  chapter.     This 


*In  this  respect  resembling  the  Phi  Beta   Kappa. 


THE    OHIO    CHAPTER.  17 

being  an  irregular  meeting,  no  regular  business  was  transacted. 
The  societv  accordingly  adjourned. 

John  H.  Duncan^  Pres.  James  G.  Smith,  Sec. 

April,  1840 
The  societ^'  met  in  the  room  of  H.  H.  Johnson.  Absent — 
Smith.  Mr.  Gordon  delivered  his  inaugural  address  upon  taking 
the  chair  as  president,  and  Mr.  Paddack  read  the  essay  which 
he  had  been  appointed  to  prepare  for  the  evening.  Mr.  Wliit- 
ing  was  selected  to  read  an  essay  at  the  next  regular  meeting  of 
the  society.  On  motion,  Messrs.  Duncan,  Marshall  and  Hardin 
were  appointed  a  committee  to  report  at  the  next  meeting  on  a 
suitable  plan  for  observing  the  death  of  any  of  the  members  of 
B  G  n.  It  was  further  resolved  that  it  be  left  to  the  consider- 
ation of  the  members  to  devise  a  system  of  correspondence  be- 
tween the  different  chapters  of  the  B  0  IT  which  are  or  may 
hereinafter  be  formed ;  and  also  between  the  chapters  and  their 
absent  members.  The  propriety  of  bringing  the  maker  of  the 
breastpin  (the  badge  of  membership)  under  obligations  of  sec- 
recy was  also  laid  over  for  the  action  of  the  society  at  the  next 
meeting.  The  committee  that  was  appointed  to  establish  a 
chapter  of  the  B  0  n  society  at  Cincinnati  reported  that  they 
"discharged  the  duty  assigned  to  them,  and  fully  succeeded  in 
effecting  the  object  of  their  appointment."  There  being  no  fur- 
ther business,,  the  society  adjourned. 

T.  B.  Gordon^  Pres.  H.  H.  Johnson.  Sec. 

The  chapter  referred  to  was  estabhshed  April  S,  1S40, 
mainly  through  the  efforts  of  Alexander  Paddack,  Mi- 
ami, '41.  He  initiated  Henry  Snow,  Miami,  '38,  and 
Henry  Beard,  Cincinnati  College,  '40,  and  perhaps  one 
or  two  others.  The  new  chapter,  proud  of  its  position 
and  eager  to  exercise  its  privileges,  immediately  took  up 
the   work   of   spreading   the   order.     Henry    Beard    who 


18  ilANDROOK     OF     P.ETA     THETA     PI. 

lived  in  Zanesville,  O.,  initiated  his  fellow  townsmen,  C. 
C.  Gilbert.  R.  C.  Hoffman  and  J.  C.  Culbertson,  who 
were  students  at  Ohio  University,  Athens,  O.,  and  a 
chapter  was  according-ly  formed  there  November  9,  1841. 
Another  member  of  the  Cincinnati  chapter,  Lewis  P. 
Harvey,  who  afterwards  became  Governor  of  Wisconsin, 
during-  the  summer  of  1841  entered  into  correspondence 
with  a  local  society  called  the  "Boannergians,"  at  West- 
ern Reserve  College.  Hudson,  O..  and  it  became  a  chap- 
ter of  the  B  0  n  August  9,  1841. 

In  the  meantime,  the  mother  chapter  was  not  idle,  as 
the  minutes  of  the  meetings  of  July  14  and  July  27  show: 

July  14,  1841. 

On  motion,  Messrs.  Hamilton  and  Martin  were  authorized, 
with  the  consent  of  the  Cincinnati  chapter,  to  establish  a  branch 
of  this  association  at  Danville,  Ky. 

On  motion,  a  chapter  of  this  society  was  ordered  to  be  estab- 
lished at  Tnskaloosa,  Ala.  Whitney  and  Powe  were  appointed 
to  take  measures   for  its  establishment. 

July  27,   1841. 

Society  met.  The  president,  Mr.  PowCj  being  absent,  Mr. 
Martin  was  called  to  the  chair.  Mr.  Berry,  elected  last  evening,, 
was  then  initiated.  Mr.  Harbine  read  his  essay.  On  motion, 
this  chapter  resolved  (provided  the  Cincinnati  chapter  consent) 
to  establish  chapters  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  association  at  the 
following  places;  viz,  at  Lexington,  Ky.  (Martin,  Berry  and  Col- 
lins, committee),  at  St.  Louis  (Hardin,  committee),  at  Dick- 
inson College,  and  at  William  and  Mary  College  (Harbine,  Col- 
lins and  McCleary,  committee). 

On  motion,  McCleary,  Collins  and  Harbine  were  appointed 
to  procure  a  place  of  assemblage  for  our  anniversary  celebration. 
On   motion,   McCleary,    Harbine   and    Collins   were   appointed   a 


THE    FIRST    EXPULSION.  19 

committee  of    vigilance  to  watch    over  the  interests  of    the  society. 
Society  adjourned. 

T.  A.  PowE,  Pres.  James  Long,  Sec. 

Only  the  move  to  establish  a  chapter  at  Transyl- 
vania University,  Lexington,  Ky.,  was  successful,  how- 
ever. William  S.  Martin,  of  Miami,  and  Thos.  G. 
Mitchell,  of  Cincinnati,  jointly  succeeded  in  placing  a 
chapter  in  the  then  famous  Transylvania  Law  School, 
January  31,  1842,  and  the  minutes  of  the  meeting  of  the 
Miami  chapter,  held  February  8,  1842,  contain  the 
record:  "The  recorder ' then  read  Mr.  Mitchell's  letter 
bearing  date  of  February  3,  announcing  the  establish- 
ment of  a  chapter  at  Lexington,  Ky."  This  entry  is  also 
noticeable  from  the  fact  that  in  it,  for  the  first  time  in 
the  records  of  the  Alpha  chapter,  the  secretary  is  called 
the  recorder,  though  the  title  was  used  by  the  Cincinnati 
chapter  in  November,  1841.  This  term  was  in  use  for 
many  years  thereafter. 

The  parent  chapter,  too,  was  beginning  to  experience 
trouble.  One  of  its  members^  becoming  dissatisfied,  de- 
sired to  withdraw,  but  now  that  more  than  one  chapter 
had  to  be  consulted,  the  procedure  was  not  so  easy.  The 
following  minutes  of  the  chapter  show  how  the  difficulty 

was  met: 

Wednesday,  March  j,  1842 
Called  meeting.  Blackburn  absent.  The  recorder  read  Mr. 
Hibbins'  letter  of  withdraw^al  from  our  association.  Mr.  Mc- 
Cleary  moved  "that  the  chapter  release  Mr.  Hibbins  from  all  ob- 
ligations save  that  of  secrecy."  After  considerable  debate,  the 
whole  matter  was  postponed  till  the  ensuing  morning. 

Jno.  a.  Collins,  Recorder  of  B  0  IT. 


20  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Wednesday,  March  12.  184 j. 

Chapter  met.  McLeary  absent.  Minutes  were  read  and  ap- 
proved. Messrs.  Berry  and  Stevens  read  essays.  Mr.  Black- 
burn was  excused.  Mr.  Hamilton  moved  the  following  reso- 
lution :  "That  we  debar  I.  S.  Hibbins  from  the  duties  and  priv- 
ileges of  this  chapter,  but  that  it  is  the  sense  of  this  chapter  that 
it  is  beyond  our  power  to  exclude  any  member  from  the  obliga- 
tions and  vows  of  the  whole  association. 

This  being  the  regular  night  for  the  election  of  officers,  the 
society  entered  into  an  election,  which  resulted  in  the  choice  of 
Jno.  J.  Berry  as  president  and  A.  W.  Hamilton  as  recorder, 
after  wliich  the  chapter  adjourned. 

John  Armstrong  Collins,  Recorder  of  B  9  IT. 

During  the  early  part  of  the  year  1842  Thomas  Har- 
bine,  of  Miami,  made  an  effort  to  establish  a  chapter  at 
Jefferson  College,  Canonsburg,  Pennsylvania,  but  was 
unsuccessful.  In  May  of  this  same  year,  Henry  Snyder 
and  Rodney  Mason,  who  had  both  been  students  at  Mi- 
ami, changed  their  college,  emigrating  to  Jefferson. 
The  Miami  Betas,  knowing  these  men,  suggested  to 
them  that  they  should  establish  a  chapter.  This  was  ac- 
cordingly done  June  1,  1842.  It  was  the  first  fraternity 
chapter  established  in  reniisylvania,  and  has  had  an  un- 
broken existence  until  the  ])resent  day.  It  is  our  (eldest 
continuous   chapter. 

The  freedom  from  red  tape  which  characterized  these 
pioneers  in  the  work  of  the  fraternity  is  shown  by  the 
letter  from  Rodney  Mason  to  the  Miami  chapter,  an- 
nouncing the  formation  of  this  chapter.     Tt  reads : 

Canonsburgh,  Ju7ic  2,  1842. 
My  Dear  Friend:     Yours  of  the  25th,  as  also  Hamilton's  of 


THE   FIRST   CONVENTION.  21 

the  same  date,  was  received  several  days  since,  and  in  compli- 
ance with  the  instructions  of  the  society  1  proceeded  immediate- 
ly to  make  preparations  for  the  establishment  of  a  chapter,  and 
accordingly  spoke  in  regard  to  the  probable  success  of  an  insti- 
tuition  similar  to  ours  to  the  gentlemen  mentioned  in  my  last. 
He  thought  that  such  a  thing  could  be  successfully  established 
in  this  college.  Upon  my  then  telling  our  intention,  and  desir- 
ing his  cooperation,  he  readily  entered  into  the  spirit  of  it,  and 
immediately  spoke  to  two  of  the  most  promising  members  of  the 
senior  class,  and  also  to  two  of  the  juniors,  who  consented  to 
give  their  influence  in  our  favor.  Deeming  this  to  be  a  sufficient 
number  for  commencing  operations,  we  last  night  organized  "the 
Jefferson  chapter  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi,"  which  dates  from  the 
1st  of  June,  1842,  the  members  present  being  Ulysses  Mercur, 
Towanda,  Pa. ;  A.  W^  Hendricks,  Madison,  Ind. ;  W.  M.  Hous- 
ton, Lowell,  O.,  and  myself. 

In  May,  1842,  the  chapter  at  Western  Reserve  pub- 
licly announced  its  existence,  being  the  first  of  the  chap- 
ters to  do  so. 

August  15,  1842,  the  first  triennial  convention  was 
held  at  Cincinnati.  Delegates  were  present  from  the 
Miami,  Cincinnati,  Western  Reserve  and  Ohio  Univer- 
sity chapters,  and  letters  were  read  from  the  Transyl- 
vania chapter. 

The  convention  lasted  two  days,  and  several  mooted 
points  were  thoroughly  discussed.  The  subject  of  resig- 
nations and  expulsions  was  treated,  the  crescent 
on  the  badge  was  changed  to  a  wreath  and  dia- 
mond, a  seal  was  adopted,  and  it  was  decided 
that  the  existence  of  a  chapter  should  remain  se- 
cret    if     so     desired.        All    the    legislation    was    put 


22  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

into  the  form  of  amendments  to  the  constitu- 
tion and  no  distinction,  seemed  to  have  been  per- 
ceived between  constitutional  enactment  and  statute 
law.  The  provisions  of  the  amendmened  constitution, 
where  they  differ  materially  from  the  former  one,  are  as 
follows :     . 

Art.  n,  Sec.  1.  The  visible  badge  of  this  association 
sliall  l)c  a  l)rcastpin,  the  front  of  which  shall  be  black  enamel, 
bearing,  first,  three  stars  in  gold  *  *  * ;  second,  a  diamond,  en- 
circled by  a  wreath  in  gold  *  *  *;  third,  tlie  name  of  the  associa- 
tion in  gold;  fourth,  the  date  of  its  foundation  in  Greek  char- 
acters and  in  gold.  On  the  liack,  two  hands  clasped,  *  *  *  the 
name  of  the  member  who  wears  it,  and  the  date  of  the  chapter 
to  which  he  belongs. 

Sfx.  3.  No  chapter  or  member  of  this  association  shall  re- 
veal anything  in  regard  to  it,  more  than  its  existence ;  and  no 
chapter  shall  reveal  even  the  existence  of  another  chapter  with- 
out its  consent. 

Art.  4,  Sec.  2.  No  person  a  member  of  any  similar  associa- 
tion shall  be  eligible  to  membership  in  this ;  and  no  member  of 
this  as.sociation  shall  be  eligil)le  to  membership  in  any  other  as- 
sociation of  similar  oliject. 

Art.  f).  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  chapter  semi-annually 
to  make  out  a  list  of  its  members,  a  statement  of  its  condition 
and  prospects,  and  of  such  other  matters  as  may  seem  advisable, 
and  to  transmit  a  copy  of  the  same  to  every  chapter  of  the  as- 
sociation. 

Art.  7.  Each  chapter  shall  celebrate  the  anniversary  of  its 
foundation  by  the  delivery  of  an  oration,  and  such  other  ex- 
ercises as  may  be  deemed  suitable. 

Art.  9.  This  association  shall  have  a  seal,  to  be  stamped  up- 
on the  seals  of  letters,  the  impression  upon  which  shall  be  two 


A  FRATERNITY  JOURNAL  SUGGESTED.  23 

clasped  hands  and  a  Greek  letter  indicating  the  priority  of  the 
chapter. 

Art.  10,  Sec.  1.  There  shall  be  a  triennial  convention  of 
delegates  from  all  the  chapters,  each  chapter  sending  as  many 
representatives  as  it  may  deem  proper;  but  the  delegation  from 
a  single  chapter  having  but  one  vote  in  the  convention. 

Sec.  .3.  The  proceedings  of  this  convention  shall  be  valid, 
unless  disapproved  of  by  one-third  of  the  chapters  within  four 
months  after  the  final  adjournment  of  the  convention. 

Art.  11.  This  constitution  shall  not  be  altered  or  amended 
except  by  the  triennial  convention;  and  shall  be  sovereign  au- 
thority in  all  cases  for  which  it  provides  ;  but  each  chapter  shall 
make  its  own  by-laws  and  such  other  regulations  as  may  be 
necessary,  provided  that  they  conflict  with  no  articles  in  the  con- 
stitution. 

This  convention  also  considered  the  subject  of  estab- 
Hshing-  a  fraternity  periodical,  and  B.  F.  Millard,  of 
Western  Reserve,  offered  the  following  resohition : 

Resolved.  That  this  association  establish  a  periodical,  to  be 
published  monthly  at  ,  and  to  be  sustained  by  contri- 
butions of  literary  matter  from  all  of  its  members. 

The  minutes  read,  "After  a  warm  and  animated  dis- 
cussion the  resolution  was  withdrawn,"  but  the  project 
was  not  allowed  to  die,  and  A.  W.  Hamilton,  of  Miami, 
John  C.  Zachos,  of  Cincinnati,  and  B.  F.  Millard,  of 
Western  Reserve,  were  appointed  a  committee  to  report 
upon  the  subject  to  the  next  convention.  The  conven- 
tion then  adjourned  to  meet  in  1845. 

Although  there  is  no  record  of  their  adoption  by  this 
convention,  two  customs  of  the  fraternity  must  have 
been  sanctioned  by  this  meeting.     One  was  the  adoption 


24  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

of  the  fraternity's  peculiar  signature,  which  we  find  in 
no  letters  dated  previous  to  this  date,  and  which  at  once 
became  prevalent,  and  the  other  was  the  manner  of 
naming  the  chapters. 

The  first  constitution  prescribed  that  chapters  should 
be  established  at  such  "places''  as  might  be  thought  suit- 
able, and  the  convention  amended  the  constitution  to 
read : 

Art.  2.  This  association  shall  be  composed  of  chapters  es- 
tablished in  such  places  as  may  be  deemed  expedient  by  three- 
fourths  of  the  existing  chapters,  which  shall  be  named  from 
their  location,  and  possess  concurrent  powers. 

And  the  chapters  were  referred  to  almost  exclusively 
by  localities ;  for  instance,  not  the  Miami  chapter,  but 
the  Oxford  chapter;  not  the  Ohio  University  chapter,  but 
the  Athens  chapter;  not  the  Western  Reserve  chapter, 
but  the  Hudson  chapter;  not  the  Transylvania  chapter, 
but  the  Lexington  chapter.  Nevertheless,  immediately 
after  this  convention,  we  find  the  beginning  of  the  sys- 
tem of  naming  the  chapters  by  Greek  letters  in  the  order 
of  their  establishment,  and  tfee  roll  as  thus  designated 
was  as  follows :  A,  Miami ;  B,  Cincinnati ;  r,  Western 
Reserve ;  A,  Ohio  University ;  E,  Transylvania ;  Z,  Jeff- 
erson. 

During  the  remainder  of  the  year  1842,  little  was 
done  in  the  way  of  extension.  In  the  Miami  record  book, 
we  find  this  entry  under  date  of  July  16,  1842 :  "At  the 
suggestion  of  the  Cincinnati  chapter,  power  was  granted 
to  the  Jefferson  chapter  to  establish  a  chapter  at  Dick- 


THE   HARVARD   CHAPTER.  25 

inson  College,  Pa."  The  chapter  at  Lexington  was, 
however,  becoming  weak,  owing  to  the  fact  that  it  was 
in  a  professional  school  having  a  course  of  study  of 
short  duration.  In  1843,  George  Hoadly,  Western 
Reserve.  '44,  visited  Lexington,  and  made  a  report  upon 
the  condition  of  the  chapter,  as  follows : 

I  also  visited  Lexington,  Ky.,  and  there  I  met  with  the  Tran- 
sylvania chapter,  embodied  in  the  person  of  Mr.  S.  R.  Bullock, 
Mr.  R.  A.  H.  Robertson,  the  only  other  resident  member,  had 
gone  to  Baltimore.  Mr.  Bullock  informed  me  that  such  was 
the  condition  of  the  Lexington  Law  School,  that  it  was  judged 
inexpedient  to  admit  members  and  hold  meetings,  and  it  has 
consequently  been  lifeless  for  some  time.  He,  however,  prom- 
ised, if  possible,  to  engraft  that  chapter  upon  the  college  de- 
partment of  the  university,  which  is  now  in  excellent  condition, 
instead  of  continuing  in  the  fluctuating  law  school. 

He  never  did,  however,  and  the  Transylvania  chapter 
was  not  very  long-lived. 

In  the  spring  of  1843,  A.  W.  Hamilton,  who  had  been 

one  of  the  most  active  members  of  the  parent  chapter, 

entered  the  Harvard  Law  School,  and  sought  authority 

to  establish  a  chapter  at  Harvard.     The  Miami  chapter 

granted   his   request,   and   coupled   it   with   authority   to 

form  college  chapters  almost  anywhere,  the  minutes  of 

the  meeting  being  as  follows  : 

Monday  Evening,  May  15,  1843. 
The  secretary  informed  the  chapter  that  he  had  transmitted 
a  copy  of  the  constitution  to  Mr.  A.  W.  Hamilton,  of  Cam- 
bridge, Mass.,  with  discretionary  power  to  form  branches  of  the 
association  at  such  places  as  he  shall  deem  proper,  provided  that 
they  be  in  connection  with  some  permanent  literary  institution. 


26  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

On   motion,   this    act   of   the   recorder    was    sanctioned    and    ap- 
proved by  the  society. 

It  would  seem,  however,  that  the  other- chapters  were 
asked  to  sanction  this  action,  from  the  record  of  the 
meeting-  of  June  8,  1843 : 

Letters  were  read  from  Mr.  Hamilton,  reporting  the  pros- 
pects at  Cambridge,  and  from  the  Jefferson  chapter,  announcing 
that  power  was  granted  the  Miami  chapter  to  found  a  branch  at 
Cambridge. 

The  chapter  was  finally  established  at  Harvard,  Sep- 
tember 5,  1843,  and  called  "H." 

This  same  autumn,  Wm.  M.  Scott,  Jefferson,  '41,  en- 
tered the  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  and  secured 
authority  to  establish  a  chapter  at  Princeton,  which  was 
organized  November,  2,  1843,  and  the  organization  of 
which  was  announced  to  the  Miami  chapter  in  the  fol- 
lowing letter : 

Princeton,  N.  J.,  Jan.  2^,  1844. 
I  doubt  not  you  are  wondering  what  has  become  of  the 
Princeton  chapter  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  *  *  *  -pj^g  authority 
reached  me  near  the  close  of  last  session,  and  I  selected  three  to 
initiate  at  first,  and  designed  to  bring  them  in  before  the  close 
of  the  session,  but  *  *  *  it  was  postponed  *  *  *.  The  chapter 
was  formed  on  the  first  Thursday  in  November,  by  the  admission 
of  those  three  (Nov.  2,  1843)  *  *  *.  Our  greatest  difficulty 
arises  from  the  jealousy  of  the  members  of  the  two  literary 
societies,  which  requires  the  utmost  caution  in  approaching  the 
members  of  either.  Although  we  are  not  yet  able  to  present 
you  with  a  long  list  of  names,  we  can  assure  you  of  honest  and 
warm  hearts.  We  flatter  ourselves  that  we  shall  eventually  be 
able  to  secure  all  we  desire  in  regard  to  members ;  but  we  need 


THE  PRINCETON  CHAPTER.  27 

not  tell  you  this  is  our  object.  We  hope  to  have  it  to  say  that 
no  one  hails  from  the  Princeton  chapter  who  shall  not  be 
"worthy  to  wear  the  badge  and  bear  the  name." 

Wm.   M.    Scott. 

This  chapter  was  called  "0."  It  was  the  first  frater- 
nity chapter  at  Princeton,  and  was  killed  in  a  short  time 
by  the  anti-fraternity  sentiment  in  the  college.  While 
it  lasted  it  was  composed  of  men  of  unusual  attain- 
ments, including  Prof.  Charles  W.  Shields,  the  eminent 
theologian,  and  Nathianiel  C.  Burt,  whose  descriptive 
book  on  Palestine  called  "The  Land  and  Its  Story"  was 
necessary  to  every  library  a  generation  ago. 

The  year  1844  was  uneventful,  except  that  the  Harvard 
chapter  did  not  meet  the  expectations  of  its  founder, 
though  the  charter  members  were  reinforced  by  the  pres- 
ence of  George  Hoadly,  of  Western  Reserve.  In  No- 
vember, 1844,  things  had  reached  a  critical  point,  and 
the  chapter  took  the  following  action,  as  stated  in  a  let- 
ter of  Hoadly  to  the  Miami  chapter : 

Cambridge,  Mass.,  December  4,  1844. 
At   a   meeting  of  the   Harvard  chapter,   held   November  29, 
the  following  resolutions  were  unanimously  passed : 

Resolved,  That  the  name  of  Eta,  or  Harvard  chapter,  be 
changed  to  Yale. 

Resolved,  That  Mr.  William  H.  Upson,  of  the  Yale  Law 
School,  a  Beta  of  the  Hudson  chapter;  Mr.  William  B.  Woods, 
of  the  same  chapter,  and  Mr.  John  Coon,  of  the  Athens  chapter, 
members  of  Yale  college,  be  admitted  to  the  chapter,  and 
be  constituted  a  quorum,  with  power  to  admit  members,  and  to 
do  other  business. 


28  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Resolved,  That  the  recorder  be  instructed  to  write  to  the 
other  chapters,  requesting  their  assent  to  the  proposed  change. 

Our  object,  as  you  will  readily  perceive,  is  to  change  the 
location  of  this  chapter  to  Vale  College.  This  we  perceive  may 
be  done  constitutionally  without  consulting  the  otlier  cliapters, 
but  we  feel  that  on  this  point  a  reasonable  doubt  may  be  enter- 
tained, and  we  think  it  at  least  a  debt  of  courtesy  to  consult  our 
bretliren  before  making  so  important  a  change.  If  this  be  not 
done,  with  the  close  of  this  year  the  Eta  chapter  must  die.  We 
can  go  no  further.  The  chapter  was  established  under  flatter- 
ing auspices,  but  not  three  months  elapsed  after  its  inauguration 
before  the  sky  was  black  and  lowering.  There  are  in  the  Har- 
vard Law  .Scliool  1()5  students,  yet  strange  to  say,  out  of  this 
number  there  is  not  one  whom  we  could  admit  without  violating 
e.xpressed  provisions  of  our  consciences  and  our  constitution. 
Our  consciences  provide  that  Betas  should  be  choice  spirits  and 
hale  fellows  well  met.  and,  by  this,  one-half  of  the  school  is  ex- 
cluded. Our  constitution  provides  that  Betas  should  "belong  to 
no  similar  association."  and  this  excludes  the  other  half.  Every 
young  man  of  talent  is  a  member  of  some  similar  society  in  his 
alma  mater,  and  from  tlicni  we  are  excluded  l)y  our  constitution 
from  making  selections.  What,  then,  shall  we  do?  There  are 
at  Yale  College  three  Betas,  one  in  the  law  school,  one  in  the 
sophomore,  and  one  in  the  senior  class.  There  are  two  societies 
there  that  would  prove  rivals  to  the  B  9  11  ;  namely,  the  A  A  4> 
and  the  ''^  T.  By  making  now  a  judicious  selection  from  the 
sophomore  cla  s,  the  !5  O  IT  can  be  p:aced  o  '  the  same  platform 
with  them.  The  proposal  has  been  made,  and  a  goodl}'  number 
of  the  most  talented  and  influential  of  the  sophomore  class  are 
ready  to  join  the  Beta  brotherhood. 

The  chapters  did  not  act  ciuickly  enouj^^h,  however, 
though  the  Miami  chapter  gave  tlie  desired  permission, 
as  appears  from  the  following  record : 


THE    PROPOSED   YALE    CHAPTER.  29 

December  i8,  1844. 
Called    meeting.     Chapter    met    in    Mr.    Herron's    room.     A 
letter  received  from  the  H  chapter  at  Cambridge,  proposing  to 
change  the  chapter  to  Yale,  was   read.     On  motion,  permission 
was  granted  to  do  so. 

The  Harvard  chapter  ceased  to  exist  with  the  advent 
of  1845  and  the  Yale  chapter  was  not  established  until 
47  vears  later. 


CHAPTER  II. 
HISTORY— 1844  TO  1864. 

From  the  Establishment  of  the  Asbiiry  Chapter  to  the 

Convention  of  1864. 

Althouie^h  during  the  year  184'4,  nothing  in  the  way  of 
extension  was  accomplished,  yet  tlie  fraternity  (Hd  l)ril- 
Hant  work  the  succeeding  year. 

Iota  chapter,  at  Asbury  University,  Greencastle,  Ind.. 
was  estabHshed  April  23,  1845,  by  Robert  N.  Hudson 
and  Oliver  P.  Morton,  of  Miami.  It  was  the  pioneer  fra- 
ternity chapter  of  Indiana,  and  the  men  then  initiated, 
commencing  with  Senator  Booth,  who  announced  the 
establishment  of  the  chapter  in  the  following  letter,  form 
the  first  of  the  long  line  of  Betas  unequalled  by  any  fra- 
ternity chapter  in  the  United  States  for  the  brilliant  po- 
sitions they  have  taken  in  the  public  life  of  their  state  and 
country. 

Iota   Chapter^  B  B  II,  ) 

Greencastle,  Ind.,  /«»c  13.  184$.  ) 
Wt   have   delayed  *  *  *,  that   we  might   report   a   permanent 
organization  *  *  *.     We    date   our    regular   formation    April    23, 
1845.     Our  delegates  will  be  present  at  your  approaching  "Tri- 
ennial Convention"  *  *  *.     Trusting  that  age  may  only  serve  to 

strengthen  the  bonds  of and ,  we  are  yours, 

Newton  Booth. 

(30) 


THE  MICHIGAN   CHAPTER.  31 

It  was  now  time  for  the  second  triennial  convention, 
but  the  chapters  were  so  taken  up  with  a  discussion  of 
where  it  should  be  held  that  the  appointed  time  passed 
without  action. 

Kappa  was  founded  at  the  Indiana  University,  Bloom- 
ington,  Ind.,  August  27,  1845,  by  Thomas  B.  Graham, 
'46,  who  was  a  friend  of  Oliver  P.  Morton,  of  Miami. 
Lambda  was  founded  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  No- 
vember 13,  1845,  by  B.  F.  Millard,  of  the  Hudson 
chapter.  This  was  the  first  fraternity  chapter  in  Michi- 
gan. The  X  SI'  society  was  established  there  in  Decem- 
ber of  the  same  year,  and  has  frequently  disputed  the 
Beta  claim  to  priority.  The  following  letter  to  the  Miami 
chapter,  at  a  time  when  there  was  no  motive  in  distorting 
the  facts,  seems  conclusive  upon  this  point : 

Lambda   Chapter  of  B  9  IT,  ) 

University  of  Michigan^  Jan.  28,  1846.  ) 
The  chapter  was  formed  on  the  13th  of  November,  1845, 
through  the  agency  of  B  F.  Millard,  formerly  of  Hudson.  The 
organization  is  thoroughly  completed  *  *  *;  our  chapter  is  in  a 
prosperous  condition  *  *  *.  We  have  some  opposition  in  the 
shape  of  the  following  societies,  the  A  A  *,  the  X  -^  and  the 
A  A,  all  of  which  have  been  recently  established  here;  but  we 
were  first  in  the  field,  and  made  our  selections,  so  that  they 
will  not  have  an  equal  chance  for  years  to  come  *  *  *. 

Yours  in  kai ,  N.  West,  Recorder, 

The  loss  of  the  Harv^ard  chapter  was  very  severely 
felt  when  it  became  known,  and  some  of  the  chapters  felt 
that  perhaps  it  was  not  advisable  to  establish  so  many 
chapters    without   more    deliberate   consideration    of   the 


32  HANDROOK     OF     BETA     THETA      PI. 

matter.  The  following  record  of  the  Miami  chapter 
shows  how  near  there  came  to  being  a  chapter  at  Mari- 
etta: 

June  6,  1846. 

Chapter  met  at  Messrs.  Hay  and  Osborn's  room.  Messrs. 
Fairies  and  Wallace  having  given  their  assent,  were  duly  initia- 
ted as  members  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi.  Mr.  Wilson  was  elected 
a  member  for  tlie  purpose  of  establishing  a  cfiapter  at  Marietta, 
O.  A  letter  was  read  from  him  accepting  membership.  The  re- 
corder was  instructed  to  forward  to  him  the  constitution  of  the 
society.     Chapter  adjourned. 

G.  R.  McMillan,  Pres., 

Hiram  Strong,  Rec,  Beta  Theta  Pi. 

The  "Mr.  Wilson"  referred  to  was  Joseph  G.  Wilson, 
afterwards  of  Oregon,  who  died  at  the  end  of  his  first 
term  in  Congress  in  1873,  in  the  middle  of  what  was  al- 
ready a  brilliant  career.  Though  his  connection  with 
B  (-)  n  was  in  reality  slight,  he  took  the  warmest  interest 
in  its  welfare,  and  kept  up  a  correspondence  with  many 
of  its  members  during  his  lifetime. 

The  Miami  chapter  also  had  a  chapter  in  view  at 
Wabash  College,  and  wrote  to  the  other  chapters  con- 
cerning both  this  and  Marietta,  receiving  the  following 
reply  from  Western  Reserve : 

r  Chapter  of  B  0  n,  | 

Western  Reserve  College,  June  6,  1846.  S 
Your  request  was  taken  into  consideration,  and  permission 
was  given  to  establish  a  chapter  at  Crawfordsville,  Ind.,  also 
one  at  Danville,  Ky.,  provided  the  opening  should  l)e  good. 
Action  upon  the  request  for  permission  to  establish  chapters  at 
Marietta,  O.,  and  Columbia,  S.  C,  was  deferred  until  we  learn 


THE   WABASH    CHAPTER.  33 

something  more  of  the  prospect  and  chances  of  success.  The 
chapter  here  feels  a  great  anxiety  in  regard  to  the  manner  of 
establishing  new  chapters  *  *  *.  We  trust  you  will  write  us  the 
prospects  in  those  places,  when  we  can  act  more  understand- 
ingly. 

The  Miami  chapter  went  ahead,  however,  and  elected 
John  Coburn,  Wabash  '46,  a  friend  of  Oliver  P.  Mor- 
ton's, a  member  for  the  purpose  of  estabUshing  a  chapter, 
as  we  find  in  the  following  record : 

June  13,  1846. 
Called  meeting.  Chapter  met  at  Hay  and  Osborn's  room; 
all  the  members  were  present.  Mr.  Coburn  was  elected  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  for  the  purpose  of  establishing  a  chap- 
ter a.t  Crawfordsville.  Mr.  Hay  was  instructed  to  forward  to 
him  a  copy  of  our  constitution. 

The  chapter  at  Wabash  College,  Crawfordsville,  was 
formed  July  22,  1846,  and  was  called  "M"  ;  but  the  pro- 
ject at  Marietta  did  not  reach  such  a  favorable  conclu- 
sion, as  the  following  record  shows : 

August  II,  1846. 

Regular  meeting.  Chapter  met  in  Mr.  Hay's  room.  Presi- 
dent in  the  chair.  Minutes  of  the  last  regular  meeting,  as  well 
as  those  of  the  called  meetings,  were  read  and  adopted.  A  let- 
ter from  Mr.  Coburn,  of  Crawfordsville,  was  read  *  *  *.  A 
letter  from  Mr.  J.  G.  Wilson,  of  Marietta  College,  was  read, 
stating  the  impossibility  of  founding  a  chapter  at  that  place,  in 
■consequence  of  the  laws  of  that  institution  forbidding  the  estab- 
lishment of  all  such  societies,  and  the  further  non-assent  of  the 
faculty. 

May  16,  1847,  a  chapter  was  established  at  Williairis 
College,  through  the  efforts  of  Timothy   D.   Pelton,   of 


34  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Western  Reserve.     Tt  at  once  took  a  foremost  position 
at  Williams. 

The  necessity  for  a  convention  had  now  becoine  ap- 
parent, and  as  the  rc,8^nlar  triennial  had  not  been  held  in 
1845,  a  special  convention  was  called  by  the  Miami  chap- 
ter, which  met  at  Cincinnati  May  14,  1847. 

The  Miami,  Cincinnati,  Wabash.  Western  Reserve,. 
Jefferson,  Michij^an  and  Asbury  chapters  were  repre- 
sented by  delegates.  Transylvania.  Indiana  and  \\'il- 
liams  were  not  represented.  Thou^-li  the  Cincinnati 
chapter  was  inactive,  its  members  took  an  active  part  in 
the  deliberations  of  the  convention.  Princeton  was  unrep- 
resented, and  was  not,  in  fact,  in  active  existence  at  the 
time,  though  the  convention  was  not  aware  of  the  fact 

George  Hoadly  was  president,  James  F.  Little  vice 
president  and  V.  D.  Collins  secretary.  The  most  mem- 
orable action  of  this  convention  was  the  establishment 
of  the  presiding  chapter  system.  The  enactment  pro- 
vided that  there  should  be  a 

Presiding  chapter  chosen  at  each  convention,  with  no  legislative- 
power,  which  should  l)e  the  depository  of  information  regarding 
the  chapters,  to  which  all  propositions  regarding  the  actions  of 
the  association  should  be  submitted,  and  by  whicli  the  decision 
of  the  chapters  should  be  obtained  and  transmitted,  and  which; 
should  be  the  center  of  all  business  correspondence. 

A  resolution  was  also  passed  "that  the  Cincinnati, 
Athens  and  Harvard  chapters  be,  and  they  are  hereby 
declared,  extinct,  and  that  the  names  of  the  members  of 
said  chapters  be  transferred  to  the  list  of  the  Miami 
chapter." 


THE    CHAPTER    ROLL    OF    1847,  35 

The  Miami  chapter  was  made  the  presiding  chapter 
until  the  next  regular  triennial  convention  which  was 
appointed  to  meet  at  Hudson,  O.,  the  first  Thursday  of 
September,  1848. 

A  committee  was  appointed  to  forward  an  address  to 
the  several  chapters.  This  was  intended  to  be  a  sort  of 
encyclical  letter,  detailing  briefly  the  work  of  the  con- 
vention, and  speaking  words  of  admonition  or  encourage- 
ment. It  was  a  pleasant  custom,  and  continued  in  effect 
for  many  years. 

The  roll  of  chapters  was  rearranged  as  follows :  A, 
Miami ;  B,  Western  Reserve ;  T,  Transylvania ;  A.  Jef- 
ferson ;  E,  Princeton  ;  Z,  Asbury ;  H,  Indiana ;  ©,  Mich- 
igan ;  I,  Wabash ;  K,  Williams. 

In  the  fall  of  1847  there  was  trouble  at  Wabash  Col- 
lege. The  Beta  chapter  naturally  initiated  the  fore- 
most men  of  the  college.  This  caused  jealousy  on  the 
part  of  the  outsiders  and  resulted  in  the  establishment 
of  a  rival  secret  society,  whose  sole  aim  was  to  oppose 
the  Betas.  Party  feeling  ran  high,  and  some  unusually 
flagrant  violation  of  college  laws  caused  the  faculty 
to  act  toward  the  delinquents  somewhat  harshly.  The 
students  claimed  that  this  was  showing  a  marked  par- 
tiality to  the  Betas  on  the  part  of  the  faculty.  The 
Betas  offered  to  leave  the  college  in  a  body.  This  would 
have  seriously  crippled  the  college,  and  the  faculty 
begged  them  not  to  do  so.  It  was  finally  resolved  to 
disband,  upon  condition  that  every  other  secret  society 
should  do  so.     At  the  same  time,  those  of  the  members 


36  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

who  were  not  in  favor  of  such  a  move  met  secretly  and 
continued  the  orc^anization.  The  chapter  finally  ceased 
to  exist  in  a  few  months,  as  new  members  could  not  be 
initiated.  The  convention  of  1848  decided,  in  the  light  of 
this  case,  that  no  chapter  could  cease  to  exist  by  its  own 
act. 

During  the  session  of  1847-48,  Miami  University  was 
not  prosperous.  An  unpopular  president  and  exacting 
faculty  drove  away  many  students,  leaving  S.  S.  Laws 
the  only  Beta  in  the  field.  Three  of  the  Betas,  E.  H. 
Alunger,  R.  V.  Moore  and  James  Warnock.  went  to 
Centre  College,  Danville,  Ky.,  and  founded  Lambda 
chapter  there  May  27,  1848. 

The  regular  convention  of  IStS,  which  was  the  third 
triennial,  met  August  8,  at  Hudson,  O.  The  Western 
Reserve,  Michigan,  Williams  and  Centre  chapters  alone 
were  represented.  The  A  A  <I>  chapter  at  Western  Re- 
serve was  invited  to  attend  the  public  exercises,  and  did 
so. 

This  convention  enacted  that  a  chapter  could  only  be 
established  by  a  unanimoiis  vote  of  all  the  existing 
chapters.  It  also  gave  power  to  the  presiding  chapter 
to  call  a  special  convention  at  any  time,  if  three-fourths 
of  the  active  chapters  should  suggest  it. 

The  convention,  while  substituting  the  word  "col- 
leges" for  "places"  as  the  location  for  chapters  took  the 
inconsistent  action  of  passing  the  following  resolution : 

Resolved.  l'>y  the  Beta  Thcta  Pi  in  convention  assembled. 
That  the  Ann  Arbor  chapter  of  this  association  is  not  depending 


THE  BROWN    CHAPTER.  37 

upon  the  University  of  Michigan   for  support,  and  therefore  is 
not  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  laws  of  that  college. 

This  was  in  order  to  allow  the  Michij^an  chapter  to 
escape  the  efifect  of  the  anti-fraternity  laws  which  had 
been  recently  enacted  at  Ann  Arbor, 

This  convention  also  prescribed  a  series  of  regulations 
concerning  the  course  to  be  undertaken  by  petitioners 
for  chapters,  enacted  that  no  preparatory  students 
should  be  admitted  to  the  fraternity,  and  appointed  a 
committee  to  draft  a  ritual. 

Western  Reserve  was  made  the  presiding  chapter  and 
was  ordered  to  prepare  a  catalogue  of  the  members  of 
the  association.  The  roll  of  chapters  was  rearranged,  as 
follows :  A,  Miami ;  B,  Western  Reserve ;  r,  Jefferson  ; 
A,  Asbury;  E,  Indiana;  Z,  Michigan;  H,  Wabash;  0, 
Williams ;  I,  Centre. 

May  8,  1849,  through  the  efforts  of  A.  P.  Carpenter, 
of  the  Williams  chapter.  Kappa  was  established  at 
Brown  University  with  a  large  membership — too  large, 
as  events  subsequently  proved,  for  the  development  of 
close  friendship  and  loyalty.  April  34,  1850,  the  Lamb- 
da, the  first  fraternity  chapter  in  Virginia,  was  estab- 
lished at  Hampden-Sidney  College  through  the  efforts 
of  Charles  Martin  and  William  H,  West,  of  the  Jeffer- 
son chapter. 

In  the  meantime  the  chapter  at  Wabash,  being  unable 
to  initiate,  had  become  extinct,  and  the  Michigan  chapter 
had  been  driven  out  of  the  university  through  hostile 
legislation,  the  ruse  of  claiming  a  non-collegiate  mem- 


38  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

bership  not  being  able  to  save  them.  The  Miami  chap- 
ter, going  down  with  the  college,  finally  succumbed,  and 
the  Indiana  chapter  declined  and  died  for  causes  un- 
known. In  the  fall  of  1850,  therefore,  there  were  chap- 
ters at  Western  Reserve,  Jeflferson,  Asbury,  Williams, 
Centre,  Brown  and  Hampden-Sidney  only. 

At  this  time  the  Brown  chapter  entered  into  a  cork- 
spiracy  to  desert  the  fraternity.  In  this  move  they  were 
led  by  Melancthon  Storrs  and  Delano  A.  Goddard,  who 
learning  that  A  A  $  had  had  a  chapter  at  Brown  from 
1836  to  1841,  determined  to  try  and  secure  a  charter  to 
revive  it.  The  Brown  chapter  induced  the  Williams 
chapter  to  act  with  them,  and  also  to  petition  the  A  A  <I> 
for  a  charter.  At  that  time  A  A  <I>  was  much  stronger 
in  numbers  and  chapters  than  B  0  11 ;  it  had  chapters 
at  Hamilton,  Yale,  Amherst,  Harvard,  Hobart,  Western 
Reserve,  Bowdoin.  Dartmouth,  Michigan  and  Rochester 
to  oppose  to  the  Betas'  seven  widely  scattered  colleges,  and 
no  doubt  the  members  of  the  Brown  and  Williams  chap- 
ters thought  they  were  bettering  their  condition  by  get- 
ting into  an  older  and  more  compact  society ;  but 
nevertheless,  the  taint  of  disloyalty  pervades  the  trans- 
action, and  leaves  it  inexcusable  in  high-minded  men. 
The  Brown  chapter  had  no  alumni,  but  the  Wiliams 
chapter  had,  and  they  protested  in  vain  against  the  de- 
sertion. The  loyal  alumni  did  not  accept  the  invitation 
to  join  the  A  A  $,  and  the  fraternity  has  long  held  their 
memories  in  peculiar  esteem. 

It  was  at  this  gloomy  juncture  that  the  fourth  trien- 


THE  CONVENTION   OF  1851.  39 

nial  assembled  at  Pittsburg.  August  7,  1851,  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Jefferson  chapter.  Only  the  Jefferson 
and  Western  Reserve  chapters  were  represented.  The 
committee  on  ritual  reported  that  it  was  inexpedient  to 
adopt  any  general  form  of  initiation,  as  the  varied  cir- 
cumstances of  the  different  chapters  might  require  modi- 
ncations  in  such  a  form. 

The  committee  on  periodical  reported  that,  while  the 
interests  of  the  association  would  no  doubt  be  furthered 
by  the  publication  "of  a  periodical  in  the  style  of  the 
best  three  dollar  monthlies,  under  the  patronage  of  the 
association,  and  edited  by  one  of  the  members,  who 
should  receive  sufficient  compensation  to  enable  him  to 
devote  all  his  attention  to  that  duty,"  that,  in  view  of 
the  small  number  of  chapters  represented  at  the  con- 
vention, the  presiding  chapter  had  better  correspond 
with  the  chapters  about  the  matter,  and  report  to  the 
next  convention. 

The  Williams,  Brown,  Wabash  and  Indiana  chapters 
were  declared  defunct,  and  the  names  of  their  members 
were  ordered  to  be  transferred  to  the  roll  of  the  Western 
Reserve  chapter.  A  resolution  was  adopted  "that,  in 
view  of  the  recent  breach  upon  our  association,  we 
should  suggest  the  propriety  of  a  judicious  extension  of 
Beta  Theta  Pi,  mainly  at  the  west."  The  chapters  were 
urged  to  appoint  their  best  men  as  recorders,  on  account 
of  their  representative  character,  and  to  preserve  all  let- 
ters received  and  copies  of  all  sent,  for  future  reference. 

Gamma,  at  Jefferson,  was  made  the  presiding  chapter, 


40  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

and  the  roll  was  not  rearranged,  the  names  of  the  chap- 
ters remaining  as  follows :  A,  Miami ;  B,  Western  Re- 
serve ;  r,  Jefferson  ;  A,  Asbury ;  Z,  Michigan ;  I,  Centre ; 
A,  Hampden-Sidncy. 

The  Miami  and  Michigan  chapters  were  not  active, 
but  it  was  hoped  that  they  would  soon  be  revived,  and 
so  they  were  not  formally  declared  defunct. 

This  convention  also  adopted  the  "grip,"  which  was 
in  general  use  for  years,  and  placed  upon  the  Jefferson 
chapter  the  burden  of  preparing  the  fraternity's  cata- 
logue. 

The  following  was  added  to  the  form  of  obligation 
taken  at  initiation. 

I  solemnly  promise  that  if  at  any  time  my  connection  with 
the  Beta  Theta  Pi  be  dissolved,  that  I  will  never  reveal  anything 
of  the  nature,  objects  or  business  of  the  association. 

In  April,  1852,  the  Miami  chapter  was  revived,  and  at 

once  took   up  the  work  of  the   fraternity  with   renewed 

zeal.     On  the  ^Sth  of  this  month  the  Eta  was  established 

at  the  University  of    North    Carolina    by    William    F. 

Green,  of  Jefferson.     The  Jefferson   chapter  announced 

it  to  the  Miami  chapter  as  follows : 

June  3.  1852. 
The  resuscitation  of  the  Miami  chapter,  the  old  "Alpha"  *  *  * 
is  an  event  which  to  us  was  as  gratifying  as  it  was  unexpected 
*  *  *.  I  have  also  the  pleasure  of  informing  you  of  the  birth  of 
a  new  chapter  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina  at  Chapel 
Hill.  Tt  was  founded  l)y  William  F.  Green,  one  of  our  old 
members.  They  now  number  five — Junius  I.  Scales,  John  N. 
Morehead,  N.  E.  Scales,  George  N.  Thompson  and  K.  M.  Mur- 
chisbn  (Recorder). 


THE    OHIO    WESLEYAN    CHAPTER.  41 

This  chapter  were  eager  to  work  for  the  fraternity, 
and  were  anxious  to  see  it  extended.  In  October  they 
wrote : 

You  speak  of  instituting  a  chapter  at  Hanover  College,  in 
Indiana,  which  I  need  hardly  say  meets  with  our  entire  appro- 
bation. We  are  anxious  to  hear  of  a  chapter  being  in  every  col- 
lege of  high  standing  in  the  United  States.  In  future,  when  you 
desire  to  institute  a  chapter  at  any  college,  you  may  consider  our 
votes  as  for  it,  leaving  it  to  your  discretion.  We  think  we  prob- 
ably can  extend  chapters  further  south  in  a  short  while — in  South 
Carolina.  Alabama  and  Georgia. 

During  this  year  the  presiding  chapter  also  made  ef- 
forts to  estabhsh  chapters  at  Centenary  College,  La., 
Oakland  College,  Miss.,  and  Beloit,  Wis.,  and  discussed 
the  advisability  of  entering  Marietta,  Franklin  &  Mar- 
shall and  Lafayette,  but  without  tangible  result. 

In  March,  1853,  the  Miami  chapter  took  active  steps 
toward  establishing  a  chapter  at  Ohio  Wesleyan,  and  in- 
itiated James  H.  Hills  with  that  end  in  view,  the  follow- 
ing being  the  minutes  of  the  meetings  recording  the 
transactions : 

March  2,   1853. 

Mr.  James  H.  Hills,  of  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  having 
been  proposed  as  a  suitable  candidate  for  membership  of  the 
order,  on  motion  chapter  balloted  upon  his  election. 

March  3,  18^3. 
Chapter  met  in  Fullerton,  Galbraith  and  McDill's  room.  Pres- 
ident in  the  chair.  All  the  members  present  except  McClung. 
Chapter  then  proceeded  to  the  initiation  of  Mr.  Jas.  H.  Hills, 
who  was  elected  at  a  previ«us  meeting.  Among  the  instructions 
given  by  the  president  was  an  injunction  to  attempt  the  planting 


42  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

of  a   chapter  at   Ohio   Weslcyan   University,    with    which    he    is 
connected,  as  soon  as  practicable.     Chapter  adjonrned. 

T.  A.  FuLLERTON.  Pvcs.  C.  D.  Caldwell,  Rec. 

The  chapter  was  estabHshed  April  17,  1853,  and  was 
called  the  "0."  The  IDtii  of  the  next  month  a  chapter 
was  established  at  Hanover  College,  Indiana,  and  a  little 
later  in  the  year  the  Ohio  University  chapter  was  re- 
vived, while  the  Michigan  chapter  was  revived  in  the 
spring  of  185  i. 

The  regular  triennial  convention  met  at  Cincinnati, 
August  1<).  1851.  The  Miami,  Western  Reserve,  Jeffer- 
son, Asbury,  Centre,  Hanover  and  Ohio  University 
chapters  were  represented.  The  Western  Reserve 
chapter  being  in  a  poor  condition,  owing  to  a  decline  in 
the  affairs  of  the  college,  was  represented  by  George 
Hoadley,  an  alumnus  of  some  years'  standing. 

The  Jefferson  chapter  reported  that  they  had  collected 
$250  toward  defraying  the  expenses  of  publishing  the 
catalogue.  The  committee  on  periodical  made  the  usual 
report,  stating  that  while  it  would  be  of  benefit  to  have  a 
periodical  devoted  to  the  interests  of  the  fraternity,  noth- 
ing could  be  done  at  that  time  in  regard  to  it.  The  com- 
mittee on  chapters  and  charters  reported  that  the  Michi- 
gan chapter  had  been  revived,  and  recommended,  in  view 
of  the  confusion  attending  the  re-naming  of  the  chapters, 
"that  hereafter  when  a  chapter  is  declared  by  a  conven- 
tion to  be  defunct,  it  thereby  loses  its  name  and  seal,  but 
can  be  revived  at  any  time  bv  the  action  of  any  one 
chapter  of  the  association  ;"  and  the  roll  was  rearranged 


DELTA  AS  PRESIDING  CHAPTER.  43 

as  follows:  A,  Miami;  B,  Western  Reserve;  r,  Jeffer- 
son ;  A,  Asbury ;  E,  Centre ;  Z,  Hampden-Sidney ;  H, 
North  Carolina ;  0,  Ohio  Wesleyan ;  I,  Hanover ;  K, 
Ohio ;  A,  Michigan.^ 

The  task  of  publishing  the  catalogue  was  imposed 
upon  the  Miami  chapter ;  Asbury  was  made  the  presiding 
chapter,  and  the  conventions  were  made  biennial.  Wm. 
M.  Scott,  of  Princeton,  George  Hoadly,  of  Western  Re.- 
serve,  and  Schuyler  Colfax,  of  Asbury,  were  appointed 
a  committee  to  draft  a  ritual.  It  is  not  known  that  they 
ever  reported  on  the  subject. 

The  Asbury  chapter  began  its  administration  with 
vigor.  Mu  chapter  was  established  at  Cumberland  Uni- 
versity, Lebanon,  Tenn.,  in  October,  1854,  through  the 
efforts  of  members  of  the  Centre  chapter.  Nu  chapter 
was  founded  at  Washington  College,  Pa.,  in  January, 
1855,  by  Wm.  M.  Stewart  and  John  H.  Sherrard.  Sev- 
eral students  at  Washington  College  had  from  time  to 
time  become  members  of  Gamma  chapter  at  Jefferson 
College.  Finally,  a  regular  petition  was  sent  in  and 
granted,  and  the  chapter  started  with  four  charter  mem- 
bers. In  April,  1855,  Xi  chapter  was  established  at  Knox 
College,  Galesburg,  111.,  by  Samuel  Caldwell  of  Peoria, 
111.,  who  was  urged  to  take  such  a  step  by  friends  in  the 
Jefferson  chapter.  Omicron  chapter  was  placed  at  the 
University  of  Virginia  in  May,  1855,  by  Richard  Mcll- 
waine   and   L.    L.    Holladay,    of    the     Hampden-Sidney 


'   These    names    are    still    retained    by    the    chapters    in    question    except 
those   at   North   Carolina   and   Ohio. 


44  llANDBUOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

cha])tcr.  and  Pi  was  the  name  given  to  the  chapter  at 
indiana  University,  revived  in  June,  ISSo.  by  M.  C.  Hes- 
ter, R.  R.  Hitt,  Wm.  M.  Springer  and  others,  of  Asbury, 
Rho  chapter  was  founded  at  Washington  College,  Lex- 
ington, \a.,  (now  Washington-Lee  University),  by 
Thomas  L.  Preston,  of  the  \"irginia  chapter.  February  12, 
185().  The  Hudson  chapter  was  undergoing  serious  re- 
verses, owing  to  a  crisis  in  the  affairs  of  Western  Re- 
serve, and  Iota,  at  Hanover  College,  was  hindered  by 
anti-fraternity  laws,  and  ran  ,s-/(/'  rosa  from  this  time 
until  18(;2. 

The  first  biennial  convention  met  at  Louisville,  Ky., 
August  13-15,  1856.  Delegates  were  present  from  Mi- 
ami, Jefferson,  Asbury,  Centre,  North  Carolina,  Ohio 
Wesleyan.  Hanover,  Ohio,  Cumberland,  \\'ashington 
(Pa.),  and  Indiana. 

The  convention  was  an  extremely  enthusiastic  one. 
The  new  and  handsome  catalogue,  the  first  issued  by  the 
fraternity,  was  presented  to  the  delegates,  and  Miami 
chapter  was  requested  to  collect  the  small  amount  due 
for  its  publication.  Few  changes  were  made  in  the  con- 
stitution. Some  of  the  secret  work  was  modified,  a  new 
pass  word  was  introduced,  and  regulations  were  passed 
looking  to  a  more  frequent  interchange  of  letters  and  a 
better  consolidation  of  the  government. 

The  "Beta  Waltz,''  by  Mrs.  Kate  Hunter,  was  officiallv 
recognized  and  adopted  with  thanks.  The  committee  on 
periodical  reported  the  inadvisability  of  establishing  one, 
but  proposed  that  the  fraternity  purchase  an  interest  in 


THE    CONVENTION    OF    1858.  45 

some  existing  journal.  A  secondary  badge  in  the  form 
of  a  watch-key  was  recommended.  Zeta,  at  Hampden- 
Sidney  College,  was  made  presiding  chapter. 

In  September,  1856,  Sigma  chapter  was  foimded  at 
Illinois  College,  Jacksonville,  111.,  by  Wm.  M.  Springer, 
of  Asbury,  and  the  next  month  the  chapter  at  Wabash 
College  was  revived  through  the  efforts  of  M.  B.  Shipp, 
who  was  initiated  at  Miami  for  that  purpose.  It  was 
given  the  name  of  Tau. 

Zeta  did  not  make  a  very  efificient  presiding  chapter. 
It  was  too  far  away  from  the  center  of  the  fraternity  to 
conduct  a  successful  administration,  but  through  its  ef- 
forts two  new  chapters  were  established :  Upsilon  at 
South  Carolina  College,  Columbia,  S.  C,  January  3, 
1858,  and  Phi  at  Davidson  College,  N.  C,  January  8, 
1858. 

The  convention  of  1858,  the  second  biennial,  had  been 
appointed  to  be  held  at  Berkeley  Springs,  Va.  By  some 
unfortunate  error  the  notices  sent  out  misstated  the  time, 
and  some  of  the  delegates  arrived  too  long  before,  and 
others  too  long  after  the  intended  time,  to  take  part  in  the 
deliberations.  The  sessions  lasted  from  August  13  to  16, 
1858.  Delegates  were  present  from  Washington  (Pa.), 
Jefferson,  Indiana,  Ohio,  Michigan,  Centre  and  Cumber- 
land. The  practice  of  amending  the  constitution  at  each 
general  convention  was  condemned,  and  it  was  decreed 
that  the  enactments  of  the  conventions  should  have  the 
name  and  effect  of  laws,  and  should  not  be  embodied  in 
the  constitution.     The  presiding  chapter  was  declared  to 


46  HANDBOOK      OF     BETA     Til  ETA     PI. 

be  the  onl\'  proper  body  authorized  to  estabbsh  chapters, 
and  greater  care  was  urged  in  extencHng  the  fraternity. 
In  view  of  the  fact  tliat  nearly  all  of  the  letters  of  the 
Greek  alphabet  had  been  em])loyed  in  naming  the  exist- 
ing chapters,  the  method  of  naming  chapters  was  indefi- 
nitely extended  by  directing  the  use  of  the  alphabet 
again  with  the  letters  doubled,  and  the  use  of  the  word 
"prime"  to  designate  a  defunct  chapter  was  legalized. 
The  alumni  were  declared  to  be  amenable  only  to  the 
general  convention,  and  not  to  their  individual  chapters. 
The  convention  work,  it  was  provided,  should  thereafter 
be  conducted  thr(nigh  committees  appointed  by  the  pres- 
ident.^ North  Carolina  was  made  the  presiding  chapter. 
The  chapters  were  urged  to  maintain  a  more  frequent 
correspondence  and  to  interchange  reports  semi-annu- 
ally. A  new  catalogue  was  ordered  to  be  prepared  by 
the  Ohio  chapter,  who  were  directed  to  print  2,000  copies, 
and  assess  the  chapters  for  the  amount  necessary  to  cover 
the  outlay.  The  rule  regarding  expulsions  was  construed 
as  follows: 

The  delegate  from  Lambda,  Bro.  Johnson,  asked  the 
advice  of  the  convention  in  regard  to  the  case  of  two 
members  of  his  chapter  who  had,  since  their  initiation  into 
B  0  n,  become  attached  to  a  society  of  similar  nature  at 
another  college.  "Several  palliating  circumstances  and 
arguments  were  presented,  but  the  unanimous  vote  of  the 


'This  was  a  very  imiiortaiit  cliaiifjc.  Previous  to  that  time  practically 
all  tlic  business  of  each  convention  had  been  conducted  in  a  mass  meeting, 
although   an   occasional    committee    had    been   appointed. 


CONSERVATISM    FIRST    MANIFESTED.  47 

convention  was  that  the  offending  brethren  be  expelled."^ 
The  Jefferson  chapter  was  ordered  to  compile  the  laws 
passed  by  previous  conventions  and  send  copies  to  the 
chapters. 

In  September,  1858,  when  Zeta  was  preparing  to  turn 
her  papers  over  to  Eta  as  presiding  chapter,  the  latter 
declined  to  accept  the  position,  alleging  that  from  the 
sudden  overcrowding  of  the  University  of  North  Caro- 
lina with  fraternities,  good  men  were  hard  to  get,  and 
that  their  lease  of  life  was  more  than  doubtful.  At  this 
juncture,  many  of  the  chapt^-rs  urged  that  Theta  should 
become  the  presiding  chapter,  being  the  next  in  regular 
turn,  but  nothing  was  done  about  it,  and  Zeta  continued 
to  act  until  1860.  The  fraternity^  quietly  continued  tO'  build 
up  its  influence,  and  a  much  better  spirit  .md  more  busi- 
ness-like methods  marked  its  progress.  More  conservative 
ideas  were  manifested  in  regard  to  the  granting  of  new 
chapters.  Petitions  were  presented  to  the  chapters  from 
North  Western  Christian  University  (now  Butler  Uni- 
versity) ,  the  University  of  Nashville,  and  Oakland 
(Miss.),  Beloit,  Westminster  (Mo.),  and  William  and 
Mary  Colleges,  but  none  of  them  were  granted.  The 
only  chapter  established  was  Chi,  which  was  placed  at 


2  Notwithstanding  this  action  of  the  convention  and  the  constitutional 
provision  on  the  subject,  many  Betas  going  to  college  where  there  was  no 
Beta  chapter  joined  other  fraternities  with  a  full  understanding  with  the 
latter  that  they  should  retain  their  membership  in  Beta  Theta  Pi.  In  some 
cases  this  action  was  tolerated  by  the  Betas^  in  others  it  was  not.  From 
the  circumstances  surrounding  a  number  of  such  instances  we  draw  the  in- 
ference that  when  no  disloyalty  was  intended  the  double  membership  was 
permitted,  where  disloyalty  was  known  or  suspected  the  member  was  ex- 
pelled. 


48  HANDP.OOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Oglethorpe  University,  Milledgcville,  Ga.,  in  June,  1859, 
by  J.  P.  Graham,  of  Davidson,  the  petitioners  compris- 
ing a  local  society  called  the  "Epsilon."  Late  in  185!), 
the  new  catalogue  was  issued. 

The  third  biennial  convention  met  at  Columbus,  O.. 
August  15,  18G0.  Delegates  were  present  from  Miami, 
Jefferson,  Asbury,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  Hanover,  Western 
Reserve,  Michigan,  Washington,  (Pa.),  Indiana,  Wash- 
ington (Va.),  Wabash  and  Davidson.  All  the  chapters 
were  reported  to  be  in  good  condition  except  Eta,  at 
the  University  of  North  Carolina,  which  liad  not  been 
making  initiations,  and  was  in  a  moril)und  condition. 

The  convention  recommended  that  no  senior  should 
ever  be  made  a  corresponding  secretary,  probably  to 
prevent  the  removal  of  a  chapter's  papers  by  the  depart- 
ure of  the  incumbent.  It  also  enacted  that  in  case  a  des- 
ignated chapter  refused  to  act  as  presiding  chapter,  the 
next  chapter  in  the  order  of  its  establishment  should  act 
as  such.  A  secondary  badge  was  authorized  by  this  con- 
vention, to  be  in  the  form  of  a  watch  key,  displaying  on 
one  side  the  usual  emblems  of  the  badge  and  on  the  other 
side  a  harp  and  scroll,  the  owner's  name,  and  the  date 
and  foundation  of  his  chapter. 

The  everlasting  committee  on  "periodical"  reported 
that  as  they  could  devise  no  feasible  plan  for  the  im-- 
mediate  establishment  of  such  a  journal,  they  referred 
the  matter  back  to  the  chapters  for  future  consideration 
and  action.     Theta  was  made  presiding  chapter. 

Psi  chapter  was  established  at  Bethany  College,  W. 


THE    OUTBREAK    OF    THE    WAR.  49 

Va.,  December  9,  1860,  through  the  efforts  of  A.  T. 
Pope,  of  the  Indiana  chapter.  The  petitioners  were  in- 
itiated at  Washington,  Pa.  Several  of  them  had  been 
the  founders  and  members  of  a  local  society  called 
A  T  A,  which  afterwards  developed  into  the  general 
fraternity  of  that  name.  A  petition  for  a  chapter  at  the 
Kentucky  Military  Institute  was  rejected  early  in  1861. 

The  outbreak  of  the  civil  war  now  rendered  the  situ- 
ation of  the  chapters  very  precarious.  Nearly  all  of  the 
members  of  the  chapters  at  South  Carolina  College, 
Davidson,  Ogethorpe,  Washington  (Va.),  and  Univer- 
sity of  Virginia  enlisted  in  the  Confederate  service.  A 
large  number  of  the  members  of  the  Hampden-Sidney, 
Cumberland  and  Centre  chapters  did  likewise.  The  same 
was  true,  though  in  a  somewhat  lesser  degree,  with  the 
northern  chapters  and  the  Federal  army.  These  chap- 
ters were  seriously  crippled  by  recruiting  from  their 
ranks.  All  communication  between  the  North  and  South 
ceased,  and  Beta  Theta  Pi  was  deprived  at  once  of  eight 
chapters,  while  Bethany  was  in  a  very  much  weakened 
condition,  and  the  rest  hardly  held  their  own. 

In  May,  1863,  a  chapter  was  established  at  Beloit 
College,  Wis.,  and  by  some  oversight  was  given  the 
name  of  "X,"  which  belonged  to  the  Oglethorpe  chapter, 
instead  of  "n,''  in  regular  order. 

The  convention  of  1863  had  been  appointed  to  meet 
at  the  Mammoth  Cave,  Cave  City,  Ky.,  but  Theta  re- 
fused to  call  it  on  account  of  the  war.  Iota  chapter  at 
Hanover  College  should  have  become  the  presiding  chap- 


50  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     TIIETA      I'l. 

ter  in  lS(;t3,  but  this  chapter  was  weak  and  sub  rosa,  and 
Theta  retained  the  position  until  1864. 

Omega  chapter  was  established  at  the  United  States 
Naval  Academy,  then  situated  at  Newport.,  R.  T.,  May 
2,  18(;;3,  by  Robert  S,  Ryors,  H.  W.  McKee  and  Jtjhn  G. 
Talbot,  of  the  Centre  chapter.  It  remained  in  existence 
a  very  short  time.  Secret  societies  were  forbidden  by 
a  rule  of  the  academy,  and  few  initiations  were  made. 
The  members  were,  one  by  one,  ordered  on  active  ser- 
vice, and  the  chapter  soon  died. 

The  convention  of  1864  met  at  Indianapolis  July  19, 
Dele.c^ates  were  present  from  Miami,  Western  Reserve, 
Asbury,  Hanover,  Indiana,  Ohio,  Michig'an  and  Wabash. 

For  some  years  prior  to  this  convention  there  had 
been  talk  of  forming  a  union  of  some  kind  between  Beta 
Theta  Pi  and  Psi  Upsilon.  No  formal  communications 
had  passed  between  the  fraternities,  and  probably  no 
official  action  of  any  kind  had  been  taken  concerning  it; 
but  a  correspondence  had  been  carried  on  between  memr 
bers  and  chapters  of  the  two  fraternities,  and  it  had  been 
perceived  on  both  sides  that  if  some  sort  of  a  confeder- 
ation could  be  agreed  upon,  the  western  fraternity  would 
secure  strong  eastern  connections,  and  the  eastern  one 
strong  western  connections.  The  war  had  greatly  crip- 
pled Beta  Theta  Pi,  while  Psi  Upsilon,  having  no  south- 
ern chapters  and  none,  in  fact,  south  of  New  York  city, 
was  scarcely,  if  at  all,  affected  by  it,  and  it  was  felt  by 
many  Betas  just  at  this  time  that  perhaps  it  would  be  to 
the  advantage  of  the   fraternity   if  some   such   arrange- 


THE  CONVENTION   OF   18G4.  51 

ment  could  be  made.  The  Michigan  and  Western  Re- 
serve chapters  both  of  which  were  in  active  competition 
with  fraternities  of  eastern  origin  were  anxious  to  se- 
cure this  alHance,  and  the  legislation  of  the  convention  of 
1864  must  be  viewed  with  this  state  of  fact  in  mind. 

The  convention  enacted  that  there  should  be  no  cata- 
logue published  until  186G,  that  the  Western  Reserve 
chapter  should  prepare  and  publish  a  song  book,  and 
that  the  Miami  chapter  should  compile  the  catalogue, 
especially  of  the  members  of  the  inactive  chapters.  It 
was  also  recommended  that  the  presiding  chapter  should 
appoint  a  committee  to  visit  any  set  of  petitioners  for  a 
chapter,  slliould  one-third  of  the  chapters  reques)t  it. 
Pending  petitions  from  Allegheny  and  Monmouth  Col- 
leges were  rejected.  One  resolution  was  passed  that  "the 
B  ©  n  fraternity  does  not  deem  it  for  her  best  interests 
to  establish  chapters  in  eastern  institutions,"  and  another 
"that  a  committee  of  two  shall  be  appointed  by  the  chair 
to  prepare  an  address  to  the  ^  Y  fraternity,  and  which 
shall  be  presented  to  the  next  convention  for  approval." 

Michigan  was  made  the  presiding  chapter.  The  con- 
ventions were  changed  from  biennial  to  annual,  and  the 
next  convention  was  appointed  to  be  held  at  Ann  Arbor, 
Mich.,  January  25,  1865. 


CHAPTER  111. 

HISTORY- 1865  TO  1871. 

Proui  the  Close  of  the  War  to  the  Revival  of  the  Centre 

Chapter. 

Durincr  tlic  remainder  of  the  year  18(J4,  the  Michigan 
chapter  bent  all  of  its  energies  toward  the  furtherance 
of  the  alliance  with  Psi  Upsilon.  In  pursuance  of  this 
plan,  John  B.  Root,  who  had  been  its  delegate  at  the  con- 
vention of  1864,  visited  a  number  of  the  Psi  U.  chapters. 
He  met  with  little  encouragement,  but  it  was  intimated 
that  a  petition  from  the  Michigan  chapter  alone  would 
be  favorably  received.  The  hint  was  acted  upon.  Such 
a  petition  was  secretly  prepared  by  a  portion  of  the  chap- 
ter and  was  granted,  and  the  disloyal  and  treacherous 
contingent  was  initiated  into  Psi  Upsilon,  January  2(), 
18Go.  the  day  after  that  set  for  the  holding  of  the  con- 
vention of  B  0  TT. 

The  traitorous  members  returned  the  chapter  records 
to  the  Miami  chapter,  and  the  latter  assumed  the  func- 
tions of  the  presiding  chapter  temporarily,  as  apj^ears 
from  the  following  entry  in  the  record  book  of  the  Ohio 
chapter,  under  date  of  January  23,  18()5 : 

Called  meeting.  Correspondence  was  read  from  .Alpha,  stat- 
ing that  Lamda  had  resigned  her  charter  and  sent  her  papers  to 

(52) 


THE    CONVENTION    OF    18()5.  53 

Alpha,  and  withdrawn  from  the  Beta  fraternit.v,  saying,  "in  her 
opinion  B  0  11  was  on  the  decline,  and  she  thought  she  could 
better  preserve  her  dignity  by  withdrawing  from  the  fraternity." 

In  these  same  records  there  is  also  another  letter  from 
Alpha,  stating  that  at  the  request  of  the  "old  members" 
of  Lambda  she  had  assumed  the  authority  of  presiding 
chapter,  and  had  called  a  convention  to  meet  in  Detroit. 

Many  of  the  men  who  thus  basely  deserted  the  fra- 
ternity in  its  time  of  trial,  when  it  was  crippled  by  the 
war,  have  become  prominent  in  after  life ;  but  nothing 
can  ever  remove  from  them  the  stain  of  deliberate  dis- 
loyalty, and  the  violation  of  not  only  solemn  pledges  of 
fraternal  support  and  friendship,  but  also  of  the  con- 
fidence reposed  in  them,  which  had  made  their  chapter 
the  executive  head  of  the  fraternity.  Some  twelve  of  the 
alumni  of  the  chapter  influenced  by  relatives  and  friends 
among  the  undergraduates  also  accepted  honorary  mem- 
bership in  the  Psi  U.  chapter  thus  formed,  but  the  re- 
maining seventy-five  of  them  wece  mindful  of  their  ob- 
ligations. 

The  convention  of  1865  met  at  Detroit,  February  1st. 
1865.  Its  legislation  was,  of  course,  colored  by  the  de- 
sertion of  the  Michigan  chapter.  Delegates  were  pres- 
ent from  Miami,  Western  Reserve,  Centre,  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan,  Hanover,  Michigan,  Indiana,  Asbury   and   Wabash. 

Miami  chapter  was  directed  to  compile  and  publish 
the  catalogue,  and  Iota  chapter,  at  Hanover,  was  made 
the  presiding  chapter.  It  was  enacetd  that  if  at  any 
time  the  presiding  chapter  should  refuse   or  neglect  to 


54  IIANDBOCJK     OF     BETA     TIIIiTA     PI. 

act  as  such,  that  tlic  oldest  existing  chapter  should  as- 
sume the  function  of  presicHng  chapter.  The  one  loyal 
member  of  the  Michigan  chapter  was  complimented  by 
the  following  resolution,  unanimously  adopted: 

Resolz'cd,  That  we,  the  members  of  the  U  O  11  convention,  do 
appreciate  and  approve  of  the  course  taken  by  Ed.  C.  Boudinot, 
in  regard  to  the  late  disgraceful  action  of  the  members  of  Lamb- 
da chapter,  and  in  consideration  thereof  we  do  hereby  extend  to 
him  our  heartfelt  thanks  for  his  manly  bearing  in  maintaining 
the  dignity  and  honor  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  fraternity. 

The  resolution  of  the  convention  of  18(J4,  relative  to 
the  inexpediency  of  placing  chapters  in  eastern  colleges, 
was  revoked,  as  was  also  the  resolution  relative  to  fram- 
ing an  address  to  the  ^  Y  fraternity.  The  following  reso- 
lutions concerning  the  conduct  of  the  Michigan  men 
were  also  adopted : 

Resolved,  That  the  following  persons  (naming  the  disloyal 
members),  formerly  members  of  this  fraternity,  liaving,  in  join- 
ing the  Psi  Upsilon  society,  by  their  own  action  expelled  them- 
selves from  the  Beta  Theta  Pi,  we,  the  delegates  in  annual  con- 
vention assembled,  accept  and  ratify  the  expulsion  which  they 
have  forced  upon  us,  and  declare  tliem  no  longer  members  of  the 
Beta  Theta  Pi. 

Resolved,  That  the  existing  chapters  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi 
fraternity  learn  with  deep  regret  the  serious  disorganization  in 
Lamlxla  chapter  of  the  fraternity  ;  that  we  regard  this  alienation 
of  affection  as  partly  owing  to  a  neglect  in  cultivating  those  feel- 
ings of  mutual  co-operation  among  the  chapters  and  fidelity  to 
one  another  which  are  the  essence  and  spirit  of  the  constitution. 

Resolved,  That  >ve  will  make  an  earnest  endeavor  to  maintain 
a  chapter  of  B  6  II  at  Michigan  University,  and  in  order  to  ac- 
complish this  we  recommend  the  several  cliapters  to  endeavor  to 


Hanover's  administration.  55 

send  some  true  Greeks  to  receive  their  degrees  at  the  University 
of  Michigan,  and  aid  in  the  building  up  of  the  chapter. 

It  was  also  ruled  by  this  convention  that  in  case  of  a 
dispute  between  two  chapters,  the  presiding  chapter 
should  hear  and  determine  the  matter. 

It  will  be  noted  that  at  this  time  the  only  chapters  in 
existence  were :  A,  Miami ;  B,  Western  Reserve ;  r,  Jef- 
ferson ;  0,  Ohio  Wesleyan ;  K,  Ohio ;  T,  Wabash ;  E, 
Knox ;  11,  Indiana ;  2,  Illinois ;  *,  Bethany ;  X,  Beloit ; 
fi,  the  Naval  Academy. 

Iota  did  excellent  work  as  presiding  chapter.  Its  po- 
sition was  one  of  difificulty  and  delicacy  in  the  then  crit- 
ical position  of  the  fraternity.  Its  first  action  was  an 
investigation  into  the  status  of  the  Beta  chapter  at  West- 
ern Reserve  College.  This  chapter  had  joined  with  the 
Lambda  at  Michigan  to  promote  the  proposed  union 
with  4'  Y,  and  after  the  desertion  of  the  Michigan  chap- 
ter it  was  rumored  that  the  only  reason  the  Beta  chapter 
was  not  then  in  Psi  Upsilon  was  because  the  latter  had 
declined  the  connection.  Iota  put  the  question  squarely 
to  Beta,  and  received  "an  explanation  entirely  satis- 
factory," as  she  put  it  in  her  report. 

Bethany  college  had  become  crippled  by  the  war,  and 
the  two  Betas  representing  the  Psi  chapter  had  not  the 
courage  to  go  on,  writing  as  follows : 

Bethany  College.  February  25.  1863. 
Your  fears  as  to  our  chapter  having  played  out  have  been  real- 
ized, since,  I  am  sorry  to  inform  you,  our  chapter  is  not  organ- 
ized this  year.     There  are  but  two  of  us  here  this  fall — Bro.  Hall 


5()  PIANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

and  myself,  and  \vc  have  made  no  effort  to  reorganize.  It  is  not 
possible  now  to  explain  the  reasons  why  we  have  not  done  so. 
No  one  could  appreciate  them  unless  placed  among  the  same 
circumstances.  We  would  not,  however,  be  forgotten  by  our 
friends,  and  although  it  does  not  come  within  the  scope  of  your 
duties,  we  should  be  glad  to  have  you  write  to  us  occasionally 
and  post  us  on  events.  We  have  had  no  intelligence  for  a  long 
time  of  the  movements  of  the  society,  and  are  almost  entirely 
igrorant  of  its  affairs.  J.  L.   Pinkerton. 

In  September,  1865,  a  petition  was  received  for  a 
chapter  at  Monmouth  College,  Illinois,  and  the  action  of 
the  fraternity  being  favorable,  the  chapter  was  formally 
established  December  23,  18G5,  by  J.  E.  Moffatt,  of  In- 
diana, and  George  L.  Spinning,  of  Hanover,  being  given 
the  name  of  "A  A." 

A  petition  from  the  Northwestern  Christian  Univer- 
sity at  Indianapolis  (now  Butler  University),  received 
the  favorable  votes  of  the  chapters,  and  in  October  G.  F. 
Hippard  and  J.  G.  Blake  were  appointed  a  committee  to 
establish  the  chapter,  but,  upon  investigation,  they  de- 
cided that  it  was  inexpedient  to  do  so,  and  returned  the 
charter. 

In  September,  also,  the  chapter  at  Washington,  Pa., 
was  declared  extinct  and  removed  to  Canonsburg,  Pa., 
the  site  of  Jefferson  College,  and  was  thereafter  called 
Gamma.  We  anticipate  a  little  in  saying  that  when 
Washington  and  Jefferson  Colleges  were  united  under 
the  name  of  Washington  &  Jefferson  the  site  of  the 
united  college  was  fixed  at  Washington,  Pa.,  and  the 
chapter  was   sometimes   called  r,   sometimes   N,   and   in 


REVIVAL  IN   THE  SOUTH.  57 

1873  r  N.  Since  1876  the  chapter  has  been  called  by 
its  old  name  of  r. 

November  4,  1865,  F.  C.  Wilson,  of  the  Rko  chapter 
at  Washington  College,  Va.,  officially  informed  the  pre- 
siding chapter  that  the  college  had  been  reopened  and 
the  chapter  reorganized.  Later  in  the  month  Omicron. 
at  the  University  of  Virginia,  and  Mu,  at  Cumberland, 
imparted  similar  glad  tidings.  The  Naval  Academy 
chapter  became  inactive  in  December  1865  and  Beloit 
and  Illinois  were  practically  dead. 

In  December,  Louis  H.  Jackson,  the  last  initiate  of 
the  Illinois  chapter,  who  had  moved  to  the  University  of 
Iowa,  requested  authority  to  establish  a  chapter  there. 
His  request,  when  placed  before  the  chapters,  received 
favorable  action,  but  the  establishment  of  the  chapter 
was  delayed.  In  November,  a  petition  for  the  reviv- 
al of  the  chapter  at  Cincinnati  in  the  law  school  was 
placed  before  the  chapters,  and  received  five  negative 
and  five  affirmative  votes,  and  in  January,  1866,  was  de- 
clared rejected. 

In  March,  1866,  a  request  was  received  from  Z.  D. 
Harrison,  of  the  X  chapter,  at  Ogelthorpe  University, 
for  permission  to  reorganize  that  chapter.  He  was  in- 
formed that  as  he  was  the  only  surviving  member  of  the 
chapter  and  had  possession  of  its  records,  he  needed  no 
other  authority  to  act.  The  chapter,  however,  was  for- 
tunately never  reestablished,  and  the  institution  itself 
ceased  to  exist  shortly  thereafter. 

In  May,  1866,  a  communication  was  received  from  D. 


58  IIANUJJUUK     OF     BETA     TIIETA     PI. 

J.  JcMikins,  of  Auburn,  N.  Y.,  stating  that  he  dcsij^ied  to 
publish  a  book  on  "Secret  Sjcieties  in  Collej^^es,"  and 
asking  for  information  concerning  the  fraternity.  .Sub- 
sequently he  stated  that  he  would  l)e  una))k'  to  j^uhlish 
the  proposed  book. 

As  Miami  had  but  one  memlier  during  the  year,  the 
presiding  chapter  relieved  him  of  the  duty  of  publishing 
the  catalogue,  and  took  posession  of  the  MSS.  The 
steel  plate  from  which  tlie  frontisj^iece  was  printed  was 
burned  with  Pike's  opera  house  at  Cincinnati,  and  the 
catalogue  of  ISGG  was  consequently  ])ublished  with  a 
poor  lithograph  copy  of  the  design. 

Iota  made  strenuous  efforts  to  revive  the  chapters  at 
Centre,  Hampden-Sidney,  Davidson,  and  North  and 
South  Carolina,  but  met  with  no  immediate  success. 

The  convention  of  IHliii  was  held  May  1  and  2,  at 
the  Spencer  House,  Cincinnati.  Delegates  were  present 
from  Miami,  Western  Reserve,  Asbury,  Ohio  Wesleyan, 
Hanover,  Ohio,  Cumberland,  Jefferson,  Wabash.  Knox 
and  Indiana,  and  Centre  was  allowed  representation, 
though  inactive.  A  committee  on  ritual  was  appointed, 
and  Asbury  chapter  was  directed  to  collect  the  money 
to  pay  for  the  song  book.  A  pro])osition  to  unite  with 
Z  4'  was  decisively  negatived.  Kappa,  at  ( )hio  Univer- 
sity, was  made  the  presiding  chapter  for  the  next  year. 

The  legislation  of  this  convention  was  not  very  impor- 
tant.    The  lesson  of  the  establishment  of  two  chapters 
named  X  was  heeded  in  the  enactment  that 
"New  chapters   shall  hr  cstablislied,  and   cliartcrs   and   copies  of 


THE  CATALOGUE  OF   1866.  59 

the  constitution  furnished,  only  by  the  presiding  chapter,  or  by 
its  order,  and  no  chapter  shall  recognize  a  new  chapter  until  in- 
formed of  its   estabhshment  by  the  presiding  chapter." 

It  was  also  enacted  that  chapters  should  thereafter  be 
named  by  doubling  the  letters  of  the  Greek  alphabet, 
viz.,  AA,  BB,  rr,  AA,  etc.,  and  that  the  priority  of  the 
chapters  should  be  determined  by  the  date  otf  the^r 
foundation  and  not  by  their  alphabetical  designation. 

The  convention  concluded  with  the  delivery  of  a 
spirited  poem  by  Hon.  James  B.  Black,  Asbury,  '61,  en- 
titled the  "Battle  of  Cedar  Creek,"  and  a  banquet. 

Early  in  1866,  a  new  edition  of  the  catalogue  was 
published.  We  shall  describe  the  book  somewhat  fully 
in  another  place.  It  showed  that  the  fraternity  had,  at 
the  time  of  its  compilation,  1,675  members. 

The  administration  of  Kappa,  which  extended  to 
April,  1867,  was  uneventful.  The  chapter  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Iowa  was  established  in  the  spring  of  1866, 
under  the  name  of  BB.  During  this  year,  also,  the 
Hampden-Sidney  chapter  was  revived,  through  the  ef- 
forts of  E.  H.  Barnett,  an  alumnus  of  the  chapter,  and 
R.  H.  Nail,  of  the  Oglethorpe  chapter,  who  were  at- 
tending the  theological  seminary  located  at  the  same 
place.  Edwin  H.  McAulay  also  revived  the  Davidson 
chapter.  It  lived  but  a  short  time,  however,  due  to  the 
enforcement  of  strict  anti-fraternity  laws.  January  18, 
1867,  the  rr  chapter  was  established  at  Wittenberg 
College,  Springfield,  O.,  and  a  little  later  this  was  fol- 
lowed by  AA  at  Westininster  College,  Fulton,  Mo.     The 


60  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

petition  from  the  Northwestern  Christian  University, 
again  presented  to  the  fraternity,  was  rejected. 

The  convention  of  ISCiT  met  at  Indianapolis  April  9 
and  10,  the  president  being  Gen.  John  Coburn,  the 
founder  of  the  Wabash  chapter.  The  convention  was 
well  attended  and  enthusiastic,  but  as  the  presiding 
chapter  only  prepared  and  sent  to  the  chapters  a  meager 
synopsis  of  its  legislative  enactments  in  place  of  the 
minutes,  we  know  little  about  the  details  of  its  work. 
The  feature  by  which  it  will  be  best  remembered  was  a, 
proposition  by  D.  H.  Moore,  Ohio,  'GO,  that  the  frater- 
nity should  build  a  $10,000  temple  at  Oxford,  Ohio.  It 
may  be  said  here  that  the  proposition  was  unfavorably 
acted  upon  by  the  convention  ot  ISHH. 

Amendments  were  made  to  the  constitution  eliminat- 
ing all  of  the  esoteric  work  of  the  fraternity  from  its 
records,  providing  that  the  president  of  each  convention 
should  be  an  alumnus,  and  permitting  the  cstablishmeni: 
of  alumni  chapters,  giving  the  latter  no  power  to  elect 
or  initiate  new  members.  The  establishment  of  a  fra- 
ternity magazine  was  also  discussed.  Mu,  at  Cumber- 
land University,  was  made  the  presiding  chapter,  and 
the  convention  of  18G8  was  fixed  to  meet  at  the  Mam- 
mouth   Cave,   Kentucky. 

During  the  year  1867-68,  much  work  was  done  in  the 
matter  of  consolidating  the  fraternity.  Petitions  for 
chapters  were  received  from  the  Virginia  Military  In- 
stitute, the  University  of  Georgia,  Washington  Univer- 
sity, Iowa  Wesleyan  University  and  Yale  College.     The 


THE    CONVENTION    OF    1868.  61 

last  two  were  favorably  acted  upon,  and  EB  was  estab- 
lished at  Iowa  Wesleyan  in  March,  1868.  The  Yale 
matter  was  placed  in  the  hands  of  George  H.  Perkins, 
Knox,  '67,  afterwards  a  professor  in  the  University  of 
Vermont  and  the  State  Entomologist,  who  was  then  a 
student  at  Yale.  He  finally  reported  that  he  was  unable 
to  establish  the  proposed  chapter.  Applications  for 
alumni  chapters  at  Nashville  ajid  Clarks/ville,  Tenn., 
were  favorably  acted  upon,  and  the  former  was  estab- 
lished under  the  name  of  ZZ.  During  this  year,  the 
Jefiferson  chapter  was  crippled  by  the  passage  of  anti- 
fraternity  laws,  and  the  Ohio  University  chapter  was 
laboring  under  a  similar  disadvantage.  The  Miami  and 
Hanover  chapters  were  each  reduced  to  very  small  num- 
bers, and  the  Davidson  chapter  became  extinct. 

The  place  of  holding  the  convention  of  1868  was 
changed  by  the  presiding  chapter,  the  others  consenting, 
to  Nashville,  Tenn.,  and  it  was  held  there  July  1-1,  15 
and  16,  the  sessions  being  held  in  the  Senate  Chamber 
of  the  State  capitol.  Delegates  were  present  from  As- 
bury,  Hampden-Sidney,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  Cumberland, 
Washington  &  Lee,  Wabash,  Jefferson,  Miami,  West- 
ern Reserve,  Hanover,  Virginia,  Nashville  Alumni  and 
Centre   (inactive). 

The  convention  placed  the  matter  of  compiling  and 
publishing  a  song  book  in  the  hands  of  the  Western 
Reserve  chapter.  It  also  directed  the  publication  and 
distribution  of  its  minutes.  The  buildmg  of  the  Beta 
temple    was    postponed    indefinitely,    as    little    had    been 


62  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     TIIETA     PI. 

subscribed  for  the  purpose  and  less  paid  in.  A  ritual 
was  adopted,  and  the  new  presiding  chapter  was  directed 
to  furnish  the  chapters  with  copies.  Springfield,  Ohio, 
was  chosen  as  the  next  place  of  meeting,  and  Xi  chai)ter 
at  Knox  College,  was  made  the  presiding  chapter.  This 
convention  provided  a  means  of  raising  revenue  for  the 
current  expenses  of  the  fraternity  by  levymg  an  annual 
tax  of  one  dollar  upon  each  member  of  every  chapter, 
undergraduate  and  alumni ;  it  also  prescribed  a  form  for 
the  credentials  of  the  delegates  to  the  conventions,  and 
appointed  a  committee  to  design  a  grand  seal.  The  ses- 
sion concluded  with  an  eloquent  address  by  Hon.  James 
W.  Blackmore,  Centre,  '63,  Cumberland,  'GT,  which  was 
])ublished  in  full  in  the  minutes  of  the  convention. 

The  administration  of  the  Knox  chapter  was  as  vigor- 
ous and  successful  as  the  work  of  an  undergraduate 
chapter  could  be.  As  was  then  the  custom,  after  learn- 
ing that  chapters  might  possibly  be  established  at  sev- 
eral institutions,  the  question  was  ])ut  l)eforc  the  chap- 
ters as  to  whether  permission  would  be  given  to  estab- 
lish chapters  at  such  institutions  irrespective  of  the  pcr- 
soncl  of  the  proposed  charter  members,  the  character 
and  standing  of  the  institution  itself  being  alone  con- 
sidered. In  this  manner  permission  was  granted  to  es- 
tablish chapters  at  the  Virginia  Military  Institute,  Den- 
ison  University,  Washington  University  (Mo.),  the  Uni- 
versity of  Chicago  and  the  University  of  Kentucky,  and 
for  an  alumni  chapter  at  Chicago. 

The    chapter   at    Denison    was    established    December 


THE   DENISON    CHAPTER.  63 

33,  1868.  The  petitioners  had  constituted  a  chapter  of 
K  <J>  A,  a  fraternity  which  had  several  chapters  in  Penn- 
sylvania, Ohio  and  Michigan,  and  which  had  disinte- 
grated. The  Denison  chapter,  which  was  called  H  H, 
was  obliged  to  run  sub  rosa  on  account  of  the  existence 
of  stringent  anti-fraternity  laws.  The  V.  M.  I.  chapter 
was  called  ©  0.  The  early  members  had  been  initiated 
by  the  chapter  at  Washington  &  Lee,  and  had  been  care- 
fully selected,  so  that  it  started  well  equipped  for  fra- 
ternity work.  It  has  a  remarkable  scholarship  record, 
and  one  of  its  early  members  was  the  founder  of  the  fra- 
ternity magazine. 

The  chapter  at  Washington  University  was  called  T  I. 
It  flourished  for  a  short  time  but  it  never  was  fully  or- 
ganized, though  it  gave  some  fine  men  to  the  fraternity, 
notably  Governor  Francis,  of  Missouri.  It  was  revived 
in  1900  and  is  now  in  good  condition.  The  Chicago 
Alumni  chapter  was  not  named  A  A,  as  it  should  have 
been  if  precedent  were  followed,  but  was  called  "Alpha 
Alumni"  chapter,  the  presiding  chapter  stating  as  the 
reason  that  "alumni  chapters  cannot  be  expected  to  have 
the  same  energy  and  to  maintain  a  correspondence  equal 
with  college  chapters,  and  we  could  not  expect  to  impose 
upon  them  the  duties  of  a  presiding  chapter ;  so  that  it 
seems  to  us  very  proper  that  their  letters  siiould  be  given 
them  separate  from  those  of  the  college  chapters,  for  ex- 
ample. Alpha  Alumni,  Beta  Alumni."'  This  method  was 
adopted  by  the  next  convention. 

The  proposed  chapter  at  the  University  of  Chicago, 


64  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

called  the  A  A,  was  attempted  to  be  formed  by  Charles 
R.  Henderson  and  Charles  Calkins,  who  were  initiated  as 
its  charter  members.  When  they  sought  to  increase  their 
membership,  however,  they  learned  that  chapters  of  some 
four  other  fraternities  had  been  already  organized  mak- 
ing it  difficult  to  secure  the  proper  kind  of  men.  One  of 
their  pledged  men  left  college,  and,  despite  the  efforts  of 
the  Chicago  Alumni  to  assist,  no  real  progress  was  made 
and  the  chapter  although  given  a  place  on  the  roll  actti- 
ally  never  had  any  real  activity.  A  chapter  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Kentucky  was  not  established,  by  the  advice  of 
two  Beta  members  of  the  faculty,  on  account  of  anti-fra- 
ternity laws. 

It  will  be  remembered  that  the  loyalty  of  the  Beta 
chapter  at  Western  Reserve  was  suspected  after  the  de- 
sertion of  Lambda  in  1865,  and  that  it  was  called  to  ac- 
count by  the  Iota  chapter  and  made  "an  entirely  satis- 
factory explanation"  of  its  attitude.  The  suspicion  proved, 
nevertheless,  to  be  well  founded.  The  chapter  had  for 
three  years  been  plotting  to  desert  the  rraternity.  and 
though  it  pcrfomied  its  duties  and  was  outwardly  loyal. 
at  the  same  time,  some  of  its  members  were  petitioning 
other  eastern  fraternities.  Their  petition  was  finally  ac- 
oepted  by  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon.  The  chapter  was  ex- 
pelled by  a  formal  vote  of  the  fraternity,  and  notices  to 
that  effect  were  published  in  several  western  journals. 
As  stated,  the  loyalty  of  the  chapter  had  been  suspected, 
and  their  action  was  discounted  and  had  little  if  any  ef- 
fect on  the  general  fraternity.     The  traitors,  less  honor- 


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THE    CONVENTION    OF    1869.  65 

able  even  than  their  predecessors  at  Ann  Arbor,  would 
not  return  the  documents  and  records  of  the  old  Beta 
chapter,  neither  would  they  sitate  precisely  who  had 
joined  in  the  movement,  boldly  claiming  that  the  alumni 
of  the  chapter  had  sanctioned  and  approved  of  their 
course,  and  had  entered  into  the  new  relation  with  them.^ 
In  the  absence  of  an  adequate  central  authority,  this  de- 
ception proved  effective,  and  the  alumni  of  Beta  were 
generally  shunned  as  traitors,  until  the  work  of  the  com- 
mittee on  the  1881  catalogue  proved  that  they  had  been 
misrepresented,  and  that  most  of  them  were  loyal. 

The  convention  of  1869  met  at  Columbus,  O.,  July  7, 
8  and  9,  1869,  the  place  of  meeting  having  been  changed 
from  Springfield  by  a  vote  of  the  chapters.  Gen.  Robert 
W.  Smith,  Williams,  '51,  was  president,  and  delegates 
were  present  from  Miami,  Asbury,  Hanover,  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan,  Ohio,  Cumberland,  Wittenberg,  Indiana,  Virginia, 
Monmouth,  Wabash,  Westminster,  Iowa  Wesleyan,  Den- 
ison,  Chicago  and  the  Chicago  Alumni. 

The  convention  did  little  work  of  importance.  It 
passed  a  resolution  requesting  the  co-operation  of  other 
similar  societies  to  bovcott  educational  institutions  where 


'  Since  this  act  of  treachery  the  fraternity  has  been  free  from  such 
experiences.  During  the  years  about  which  we  have  been  writing  Beta 
Theta  Pi  was  admitted  to  be  the  best  of  the  western  fraternities  and  it  was 
natural  enough  for  societies  like  those  mentioned  to  seek  to  secure  chapters 
ready  made  rather  than  to  build  them  up.  In  a  somewhat  similar  manrier 
Psi  Upsilon  enticed  the  Wisconsin  Chapter  of  Phi  Kappa  Psi  aside  from  its 
allegiance  and  D.  K.  E.  did  the  same  to  the  Minnesota  Chapter  of  Phi 
Delta  Theta  while  the  Williams  Chapter  of  Phi  Gamma  Delta  deserted  to 
Zeta  Psi  and  the  Chicago  Chapter  of  Sigma  Nu  to  Chi  Psi.  These  things 
are  caused  by  the  undergraduates  placing  false  value  upon  certain  promi- 
nent and  not  always  desirable  features  of  the  fraternities  concerned.  Beta 
Theta  Pi  has  many  times  received  petitions  from  recreant  chapters  of  other 
fraternities    but    has    uniformly    rejected    them. 


66  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THFTA      PI. 

anti-fraternity  laws  were  existing.  The  scheme  for  pnb- 
hshing"  a  monthly  fraternity  masj^azine  was  urged  by  the 
delegate  from  the  Cumberland  chapter,  was  referred  to  a 
committee,  and  postponed 

To  the  consideration  of  some  subsequent  meeting  of  tlie  fratern- 
ity in  convention,  when,  by  the  re-estabHshment  of  numerous 
chapters  in  the  south,  and  new  chapters  in  other  parts  of  the 
country,  tlic  triumph  of  so  large  an  enterprise  may  be  better 
secured. 

It  was  directed  that  every  fifth  convention  should  be 
called  a  quinquennial,  and  that  the  catalogue  should  be 
published  immediately  after  each  such  convention,  begin- 
ning with  1870.  Asbury,  which  had  been  appointed  a  com- 
mittee to  publish  the  song  book  in  place  of  Beta,  reported 
little  progress,  and  the  Wabash  and  Indiana  chapters 
were  added  to  the  committee.  The  method  of  naming 
the  alumni  chapters  suggested  by  the  presiding  chapter 
was  adopted.  This  convention  also  adopted  a  grand  seal, 
of  which  the  follow'ing  was  the  technical  description: 
"Argent,  in  sinister  chief,  a  book  or,  bearing  crossed 
swords  and  key  ;  proper  a  bend  cottised  azure  bearing 
three  mullets,  or,  and  in  dexter  base,  a  wreath  surround- 
ing clasped  hands,  supporting  a  heart  inflamed,  all 
proper." 

Omicron,  at  the  University  of  X^rginia,  was  made  the 
presiding  chapter.  The  convention  adjourned  to  meet  at 
Chicago. 

It  is  interesting  to  note  the  condition  of  the  chapters 
as  to  numbers  reported  at  this  convention.     The  number 


ADMINISTRATION    OF    OMICRON.  67 

in  each  chapter  was  as  follows :  Miami  6,  Washington 
&  Jefferson  5,  Asbury  18,  Hampden-Sidney  4,  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan    18,    Hanover    8,    Ohio    9,    Cumberland    12,  Knox 

7,  Virginia  13,  Indiana  12,  Washington  &  Lee  6. 
Monmouth    9,    Iowa    5,     Wittenberg     13,     Westminster 

8,  Iowa  Wesleyan  13..  Denison  11,  Washington 
(Mo.)  7,  V.  M.  I.  10,  Chicago  3.  The  aver- 
age number  of  members  was  in  reality  too  small  to  do 
effective  work,  provide  adequate  financial  resources,  or  to 
maintain  a  chapter  when  subject  to  the  usual  accidents  of 
college  experience.  The  chapters  scarcely  then  realized 
that  while  two  or  three  might  prove  an  ideal  chapter  in 
its  harmonious  unity,  it  was  devoid  of  strength. 

The  administration  of  the  Virginia  chapter  was  un- 
eventful. The  re-establishment  of  the  chapters  at  David- 
son, Centre,  Michigan,  North  and  South  Carolina  and 
Bethany  was  urged  but  the  condition  of  the  southern 
colleges  did  not  warrant  it.  The  Universities  of  Missis- 
sippi and  Georgia  were  also  considered  and  abandoned  as 
fields  for  extension. 

A  petition  from  Simpson  Centenary  College,  Indian- 
ola,  Iowa,  was  rejected,  and  one  from  the  University  of 
the  Pacific  at  Santa  Clara,  California,  was  granted,  but 
was  withheld  by  the  presiding  chapter  and  the  chap- 
ter was  not  established.  A  petition  for  the  estab- 
lishment of  an  alumni  chapter  at  Louisville  failed 
to  receive  the  favorable  action  of  a  sufficient  number  of 
chapters  to  warrant  issuing  a  charter. 

The  convention  of  1870  met  at  Chicago  August  31. 


68  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

1870,  the  session  lasting-  three  days.  Delegates  were 
present  from  Miami,  Asbury,  Hampden-Sidney,  Ohio 
Wesleyan,  Hanover,  Ohio,  Cumberland,  Knox,  Indiana, 
Wabash,  Monmouth,  Iowa,  Wittenberg.  Iowa  Wesleyan. 
Denison,  and  Washington  (Mo.),  and  from  the  Chicago 
alumni  chapter. 

At  this  convention,  the  question  of  double  member- 
ship again  arose.  It  was  ascertained  that  two  of  the  dele- 
gates— Showalter,  of  Ohio,  and  Seaman,  of  Demson, — 
were  members  of  eastern  societies  which  they  had  joined 
after  leaving  the  colleges  where  they  were  initiated  into 
Beta  Theta  Pi,  Showalter  of  Psi  I^psilon  and  Seaman  of 
Alpha  Delta  Phi.  Tt  was  first  ruled  by  the  convention 
that  "on  account  of  their  undoubted  loyalty  to  B  0  IT. 
expressed  under  all  circumstances,  they  were  admitted  to 
the  full  privileges  of  the  convention."  The  matter  was 
then  referred  to  a  committee,  whose  report,  which  was 
adopted,  read  as  follows : 

We  are  of  the  opinion  that  all  members  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi, 
who  have  joined  organizations  of  a  somewhat  similar  character 
should  be  regarded  still  as  Betas,  so  long  as  they  pledge  fidelity 
and  fealty  to  B  0  11,  and  are  willing  to  show  such  on  all  oc- 
casions. 

This  resolution  recognized  a  custom  which,  while  con- 
trary to  law,  had  existed  since  the  origin  of  the  fraternity. 

The  manuscript  of  the  catalogue,  which  had  been  com- 
piled almost  unaided  by  Roger  Williams,  Miami,  '70,  was 
presented  to  the  convention  and  the  Alpha  Alumni 
chapter  was  directed  to  print  it.     The  Denison  chapter 


THE  CATALOGUE  OF  1870.  69 

was  directed  to  compile  and  publish  the  song  book  and 
the  presiding  chapter  required  to  send  certified  copies  of 
the  ritual  and  constitution  to  the  several  chapters. 

A  general  treasurer  was  also  suggested,  who  should 
give  a  bond  for  the  faithful  performance  of  his  duties, 
and  who  "should  keep  all  the  moneys  of  the  fraternity, 
paying  out  the  same  only  upon  order  of  the  convention 
by  its  president  and  secretary,  or  upon  the  authenticated 
order  of  the  presiding  chapter."  This  is  noteworthy, 
from  the  fact  that  it  was  the  first  general  officer  provided 
for  in  any  scheme  of  Beta  government,  but  action  was 
postponed  indefinitely. 

The  name  of  the  Chicago  University  chapter  was 
changed  to  Z  Z,  and  that  of  the  Nashville  alumni  chapter, 
formerly  called  Z  Z,  to  Beta  Alumni.  Authority  was 
given  to  W.  R.  Frame,  Monmouth,  '70,  to  reorganize  the 
Princeton  chapter.  The  organization  of  chapters  at 
Northwestern  and  Wooster  was  recommended,  and  the 
re-establishment  of  the  Michigan  chapter.  Pi,  at  the 
University  of  Indiana,  was  made  the  presiding  chapter. 

Daniel  W.  Voorhees,  Asbury  '49,  then  a  member  o^ 
Congress  and  afterwards  U.  S.  Senator  from  Indiana, 
was  the  orator  before  this  convention. 

The  catalogue  was  issued  in  the  fall  of  1870,  was  well 
printed,  and  quite  up  to  the  standard  of  similar  contem- 
poraneous publications. 

The  administration  of  the  Indiana  chapter  was  marked 
by  general  prosperity  of  the  fraternity,  the  improvement 
of  its  internal  methods,  and  plans  for  the  establishment 


70  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA      I'l. 

of  new  chapters.  Petitions  were  received  from  Rich- 
mond College,  Franklin  College  (Ind.),  Northwestern 
Christian  University  and  Wooster  University.  In  the  lat- 
ter case  two  rival  sets  of  petitioners  claimed  the  attention 
of  the  fraternity,  with  the  result  that  action  on  both  was 
postponed. 

The  Franklin  and  Northwestern  Christian  propositions 
were  rejected,  each  on  account  of  the  low  standard  of  the 
institution.  The  Richmond  petition,  though  subsequently 
granted,  did  not  obtain  sufficient  votes  during  this  col- 
lege year  of  1870-71.  The  usual  abortive  attempts  to 
inquire  into  the  condition  of  and  revive  the  inactive 
chapters  were  made.  Through  the  efforts  of  J.  D.  S. 
Riggs,  of  the  Chicago  chapter,  steps  were  taken  to  resus- 
citate the  Beloit  chapter. 

During  this  year,  the  project  of  an  alliance  with  some 
one  of  the  eastern  fraternities,  whose  standing  and  influ- 
ence were  much  exaggerated  by  a  few  persons  interested, 
was  much  discussed.  The  subject  had  been  brought  be- 
fore the  convention  of  1870,  but  had  been  postponed. 

Alumni  chapters  were  established  during  the  year  at 
Indianapolis  and  Cincinnati. 

llie  convention  of  1871  met  at  Indianapolis  August 
30,  1871,  and  was  in  session  for  three  days.  Its  presi- 
dent was  Hon.  Oliver  P.  Morton,  ex-Governor  of  Indi- 
ana, Miami  '45.  and  delegates  were  present  from  Miami. 
Asbury,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  Hanover,  Ohio,  Knox,  Virginia, 
Indiana,  Washington  &  Lee,  Wabash.  Monmouth,  Wit- 
tenberg, Iowa  Wesleyan,  Denison  and  Washington,  and 


THE    CONVENTION    OF    1871.  71 

from  the  Chicago,  Louisville  and  Indianapolis  alumni 
chapters. 

Charles  J.  Seaman,  who  had  been  placed  in  charge  of 
the  publication  of  the  song  book,  reported  that  the  book 
would  be  published  during  the  next  college  year.  The 
presiding  chapter  deplored  the  amount  of  correspondence 
its  position  entailed,  and  asked  for  an  appropriation  to 
purchase  a  printing  press,  which  was  capped  by  an 
amendment  from  Harry  C.  Warren,  Centre  '58,  that  it  be 
supplied  with  a  telegraph  outfit  also,  and  both  proposi- 
tions were  laughed  down. 

The  thanks  of  the  convention  were  extended  to  Roger 
Williams,  Miami,  '70,  for  his  work  in  compiling  the  cata- 
louge,  and  to  Olin  R.  Brouse,  Asbury,  '0(i,  for  superin- 
tending its  publication.  The  committee  on  "Foreign  Re- 
lations" reported  as  follows : 

"After  a  thorough  investigation  of  the  subject,  we  have  come 
to  the  conclusion  that  an  alliance  with  an  eastern  organization  at 
the  present  is  both  impracticable  and  unnecessary,  and  that,  al- 
though temporarily  weakened  by  the  defection  of  Beta  and 
Lambda,  we  have  by  no  means  lost  our  hold  in  our  own  territory, 
the  south  and  west;  and  if  individual  Betas  and  the  different 
chapters  will  only  keep  in  view  Virgil's  'Labor  omnia  vincit,'  our 
future  is  secure,  and  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  fraternity  will  rise  to  a 
still  higher  position  of  influence  and  power,"  and  their  report 
was  unanimously  adopted. 

The  Miami  chapter  was  instructed  to  submit  to  the 
next  convention  a  design  for  a  skeleton  badge,  and  an 
amendment  was  made  to  the  constitution  that — 


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An  alumni  chapter  may,  by  an  unanimous  vote,  recommend  a 
person  for  membersliip  in  the  nearest  cliapter  located  at  a  col- 
lege, and  unon  such  recommendation,  such  college  chapter  may 
elect  and  initiate  such  person  as  a  member  of  such  college 
chapter  in  the  manner  provided  elsewhere. 

We  can  recall  no  instance  in  whicli  this  privilege  was 
exercised. 

Dr.  John  H.  Lozier  was  requested  to  prepare  the 
WoogHn  Legend  in  its  application  to  chapter  life,  and  a 
resolution  was  passed  thanking  Miss  Katie  Randolph 
Sheets  for  dedicating  the  "Students'  Galop"  to  the  fra- 
ternity. 

Rho,  at  Washington  &  Lee,  was  made  the  presiding 
chapter,  and  the  convention  terminated  by  a  banquet 
given  by  the  resident  alumni. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

HISTORY,  1871  TO  1879. 

From  the  Adininistration  of  Pi  to  the  Union  with  A  2  X. 

In  the  fall  of  1871,  Epsilon  chapter,  at  Centre  College, 
Ky.,  was  re-established  through  the  efforts  of  the  Beta 
professors  in  the  faculty.  This  had  been  a  fine  chapter, 
and  maintained  a  high  stand  previous  to  the  outbreak  of 
the  war.  The  chapter  was  divided  by  that  struggle,  and 
its  members  attained  eminence  in  both  contending  armies. 
It  ceased  to  exist  in  1863,  and  remained  dormant  until  its 
revival  as  mentioned. 

Rho,  at  Washington  &  Lee,  which  had  been  made  the 
presiding  chapter,  was  distant  from  the  center  of  the 
fraternity,  but  its  splendid  personnel  made  light  of  this 
obstacle.  The  chapter  straightened  out  the  general  cor- 
respondence of  the  fraternity,  and  placed  it  upon  such  a 
basis  that  the  establishment  of  The  Beta  Theta  Pi  may 
be  said  to  have  resulted  from  it.  It  introduced  business- 
like methods,  and  demanded  of  the  chapters  stricter  at- 
tention to  their  duties.  Rho  felt  that  it  was  incumbent 
upon  her  to  endeavor  to  resuscitate  the  dead  chapters 
in  the  southern  states,  and  a  vigorous  attempt  was  made 
in  that  direction.  It  was  unsuccessful,  except  in  the  case  of 

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74  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

the  Bethany  chapter,  which  was  revived  through  the  ef- 
forts of  the  chapter  at  Washington,  Pa.  A  large  mass  of 
information  in  regard  to  Northwestern  University,  the 
University  of  Georgia  and  Randolph-Macon  College  was 
collected  and  placed  before  the  chapters,  however,  apro- 
pos of  movements  to  place  chapters  in  these  institutions. 

A  chapter  called  K  K  was  placed  at  Richmond  Col- 
lege, in  December,  18T1,  through  the  efforts  of  W.  T. 
Thorn,  of  the  presiding  chapter;  one  called  A  A  was  es- 
tablished May  18,  1872,  at  Wooster  University  by  the 
absorption  of  a  local  club.  Late  in  the  collegiate  year  of 
1871-72,  an  alumnus  of  Z  placed  M  M  chapter  at  Howard 
College,  Marion,  Ala.  This  institution  was  under  Bap- 
tist control,  had  a  military  organization  and  strict  regu- 
lations against  secret  societies.  Our  chapter  alternately 
weakened  and  flourished  as  these  regulations  were  en- 
forced or  relaxed.  Its  charter  was  finally  withdrawn  by 
the  convention  of  1880.  Alumni  chapters  were  organized 
at  Cincinnati,  O.,  and  Richmond,  Va.,  and  an  application 
from  Franklin  College,  Ind.,  was  rejected  when  placed 
before  the  chapters  for  action. 

During  the  college  year  Alpha,  at  Aliami  University, 
had  but  one  member,  and  finally  became  inactive.  At 
Cumberland  University  the  entire  membership  of  the 
chapter  left  college.  B  B,  at  the  University  of  Iowa,  was 
torn  by  internal  dissensions,  and  I  I,  at  Washington  Uni- 
versity, was  practically  inactive.  0,  at  Ohio  Wesleyan, 
secured  a  new  lease  of  life  by  the  repeal  of  anti-fraternitv 
laws,  mainly  through  the  efforts  of  Rev.  D.  H.  Moore, 


THE    CONVENTION    OF    1872.  75 

Ohio,  '60.  The  remainder  of  the  active  chapters  were  in 
good  condition,  securing  good  men,  and  showing  great 
interest  in  their  work.  11,  at  Indiana  University,  was  in 
especially  fine  condition ;  in  fact,  she  stood  so  far  above 
her  rivals  that  one  rival  chapter  made  a  proposition  to 
join  it  in  a  body. 

The  convention  of  1872  met  August  21,  at  Richmond. 
Va.,  under  the  auspices  of  the  newly  established  college 
and  alumni  chapters  situated  there.  Delegates  were 
present  ^  from  Asbury,  Hampden-Sidney,  Hanover, 
Ohio,  Washington  &  Jefiferson,  Mrginia,  Washington  & 
Lee,  Wabash,  Bethany,  Monmouth,  Iowa  Wesleyan,  Den- 
ison,  Virginia  Military  Institute,  Richmond  and  Miami. 
The  convention  was  successful,  and  equalled  in  enthusi- 
asm and  good  work  many  of  the  larger  meetings  held 
since.  A  skeleton  badge  was  adopted,  designed  princi- 
pally for  use  by  alumni,  and  new  signs  of  recognition 
were  chosen  and  the  delegates  instructed  to  report  them 
to  their  chapters.  A  petition  for  the  re-establishment 
of  the  Beloit  chapter  was  granted,  and  petitions  from 
Northwestern  University  and  the  University  of  Kan- 
sas were  referred  to  the  chapters  for  action.  It  was 
voted  that  the  next  convention  be  held  at  Louisville,  Ky., 
and  the  Wabash  chapter  was  made  presiding  chapter. 


1  Since  1872  the  minutes  of  the  conventions  have  been  printed.  The 
roll  of  delegates  to  each  convention  will  be  found  in  a  subsequent  chapter 
of  this  book  and  reference  may  hereafter  be  made  to  that  list  for  details  of 
the  attendance. 


76  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

There  were  several  points  of  fraternity  administration 
considered  at  this  convention  which  merit  attention.  'J'he 
first  was  a  request  from  the  members  of  two  cliapters  for 
permission  to  place  upon  their  rolls  the  names  of  men 
who  had  been  elected,  but  who  had  died  pending  their 
initiation.  This  was  granted,  though  the  precedent  seems 
unwise,  because  they  were  never  members  of  the  fra- 
ternity. The  second  was  the  initiation  of  a  member  into 
the  fraternity  by  direct  action  of  the  convention.  The 
circumstances  were  as  follows : 

The  chapter  at  the  Virginia  Military  Institute  had 
elected  to  membership  a  student.  Henry  Melville  Jack- 
son, since  Episcopal  Bishop  of  Alabama,  who  was  pre- 
vented from  joining  by  private  reasons,  though  during 
his  college  course  he  had  been  intimately  associated  with 
the  members  of  the  cnapter.  After  graduation,  he  became 
a  student  at  the  Episcopal  Theological  Seminary,  Alex- 
andria, \'a.,  and  there  continued  his  association  with 
members  of  the  fraternity.  At  his  own  instance,  and 
upon  the  petitions  of  the  two  chapters  at  Lexington,  Va., 
was  unanimously  elected  a  "member  at  large"  by  the 
convention,  and  then  and  there  initiated,  his  name  being 
ordered  to  be  placed  uj^on  the  roll  of  the  V.  M.  I. 
chapter. 

This  convention  also  made  an  addition  to  the  pledge  to 
be  taken  by  candidates  at  their  initiation.  Tt  was  in  ef- 
fect a  promise  to  uphold  the  particular  cha])ter  as  a 
chapter,  in  addition  to  the  fraternity  as  a  whole.  A  curi- 
ous point  as  to  transfer  of  membership  arose  out  of  a 


THE  FIRST  GENERAL  OFFICERS.  77 

quarrel  in  Epsilon  chapter.  Four  members  of  that 
chapter  became  dissatisfied  with  the  conduct  of  another 
member.  The  discontented  brothers  did  not  wish  to  re- 
main in  the  chapter,  neither  did  they  wish  to  withdraw 
from  the  fraternity.  Accordingly,  with  the  full  consent 
and  approval  of  both  chapters,  they  transferred  them- 
selves to  the  Hanover  chapter.  The  convention  disap- 
proved of  this  action  entirely,  and  held  that  the  only 
means  of  regularly  withdrawing  from  a  chapter  was  by 
expulsion,  that  the  transfer  was  irregular  and  void,  and 
ordered  their  names  to  be  restored  to  the  roll  of  Centre 
chapter. 

Charles  D.  Walker,  V.  M.  I.,  '69,  was  elected  General 
Secretary,  and  John  I.  Covington,  Miami,  '70,  General 
Treasurer.  These  were  the  first  general  officers  elected 
in  the  fraternity.  Their  powers  were  somewhat  hazy  and 
undefined,  but  in  general  the  former  was  to  supervise  the 
correspondence  of  the  fraternity,  and  the  latter  to  take 
care  of  its  property  and  funds.  The  chapter  roll  was  re- 
vised, and  all  of  the  chapters  having  double  names  were 
ordered  to  substitute  the  letter  A  for  their  first  letter. 
The  name  B  B  was  changed  to  A  B,  r  r  to  A  r,  A  A 
to  A  A,  etc. 

The  administration  of  the  Wabash  chapter  opened 
favorably  with  the  institution  of  the  revived  chapter  at 
Beloit  College.  This  revival  was  mainly  due  to  the  efiforts 
of  Prof.  J.  D.  S.  Riggs,  of  Chicago  University,  who, 
failing  in  his  efiforts  to  put  any  life  into  his  own  chapter, 
found  a  vent  for  his  fraternitv  enthusiasm  in  this  man- 


78  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

ner.  The  General  Secretary  in  October  issued  printed 
forms  for  use  in  facilitating  the  business  of  carrying  on 
his  work. 

In  September,  1872,  the  circular  preliminary  to  the  es- 
tablishment of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi,  the  magazine  of  the 
fraternity,  was  issued,  and  the  first  number  came  from 
the  press  December  15,  1872. 

The  first  act  of  the  year  1873  was  tiie  establishment  of 
Alpha  Nu  chapter,  at  the  University  of  Kansas,  January 
8,  through  the  efforts  of  Wyllys  C.  Ransom,  Michigan, 
'47,  T.  Y.  Gardner,  Western  Reserve,  '58,  and  L.  D.  L. 
Tosh,  Miami,  '69,  all  three  members  of  chapters  inactive 
at  the  time.  In  February,  1873,  Denison  University,  at 
Granville,  Ohio,  ceased  to  contain  a  Beta  chapter,  owing 
to  the  successful  enforcement  of  anti-fraternity  laws, 
though  one  member  graduated  with  the  class  of  1873. 
A  local  fraternity  at  Randolph-Macon  College,  under 
the  auspices  of  Prof.  T.  R.  Price,  Virginia,  '58,  applied 
for  a  charter,  and  was  instituted  as  a  chapter,  under  the 
name  of  Alpha  Xi,  April  24,  1873.  Thoroughly  warm- 
ing to  the  work  of  extension,  by  these  efforts,  in  June, 
1873,  Alpha  Omicron  was  placed  at  Trinity  University, 
Tehuacana,  Tex.,  through  the  efforts  of  R.  Morgan, 
Cumberland,  '09.  and  G.  E.  Seay,  Cumberland,  '(!0  ;  Al- 
pha Pi  at  the  X^niversity  of  Wisconsin,  by  Charles  A. 
Works,  William  S.  Forrest,  and  Ansley  Gray,  of  the  Be- 
loit  chapter,  and  Alpha  Rho  at  Northwestern  University, 
Evanston,  111.,  by  the  aid  of  OHn  R.  Brouse,  Asbury,  '6Ck 

The  publication   of  the   fraternity   journal   visibly  in- 


THE   QUESTION    OF   EXTENSION.  79 

creased  the  activity  and  enthusiasm  among  the  chapters, 
and  under  its  influence,  combined  with  that  of  a  new  con- 
stitution and  organization,  the  fraternity  began  to  assume 
a  somewhat  more  consistent  form  and  poHcy. 

The  numerical  weakness  of  the  chapter  at  Centre  Col- 
lege made  it  impossible  to  hold  the  convention  at  Louis- 
ville in  August,  under  its  auspices,  as  had  been  antici- 
pated, and  the  invitation  of  the  Cincinnati  alumni  to  hold 
it  in  that  city  was  accepted.  The  prevalence  of  an  epi- 
demic caused  its  postponement,  and  the  convention  did 
not  actually  meet  until  December  29,  1873.  The  publica- 
tion of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  was  continued  during  the 
summer,  however,  and  helped  to  maintain  the  enthusiasm 
of  the  fraternity. 

Early  in  the  college  year  of  1873-74,  the  question, 
whether  the  fraternity  was  to  continue  to  exist  as  a  pure- 
ly western  organization,  arose  for  consideration.  It  will 
be  remembered  that  the  convention  of  1864  had  passed 
resolutions  stating  that  eastern  extension  was  undesir- 
able, which  had  been  revoked  by  the  convention  of  1865. 
Nevertheless,  the  determination  to  remain  purely  western 
seemed  to  be  the  policy  of  the  fraternity.  This,  in  the 
light  of  subsequent  events,  was  unwise,  and  was  largely 
due  to  ignorance  of  the  real  strength  of  the  fraternity 
chapters  in  eastern  colleges.  As  noted  above,  the  chapter 
at  Denison  University  was  dispersed  by  anti-fraternity 
laws.  Its  members,  composed  of  good  students  in  a  col- 
lege noted  for  the  thoroughness  of  its  instruction,  scat- 
tered and  entered  various  eastern  colleges.    In  most  cases 


80  HANUDUUK     UF      UETA     THliTA      I'l. 

unwilling-  to  join  other  fraternities,  they  sought  to  find 
a  foothold  for  their  own,  and  the  consequence  was  the 
almost  simultaneous  receipt  of  propositions  to  establish 
chapters  at  JJrown,  Williams,  Layfayette,  Dickinson,  and 
other  eastern  colleges,  while  members  of  the  Bethany 
chapter,  residing  in  New  York,  advocated  the  immediate 
establishment  of  a  chapter  at  Columbia  College. 

The  presiding  chapter,  imbued  with  the  fictitious  idea 
of  the  great  strength  of  eastern  colleges  and  fraternities, 
doubted  whether  new  chapters  could  successfully  cope 
with  older  and  lirmly  established  rivals,  and  vacillated 
until  tlie  opportunities  had  ceased  to  exist.  The  Wil- 
liams and  Brown  projects  were  discouraged,  and  never 
reached  the  point  of  a  direct  petition,  and  though  we  an- 
ticipate a  little,  we  may  properly  mention  here  that  the 
Columbia  petition  was  rejected.  The  one  from  Lafay- 
ette was  withheld  from  action  until  too  late,  while  the 
one  from  Dickinson,  signed  by  the  entire  membership  of 
a  local  organization,  was  the  only  one  accepted,  and  the 
chapter  was  formally  instituted,  after  some  delay,  May 
15,  1874.  The  advance  of  the  fraternity  into  the  east 
was  thus  retarded  for  six  years. 

The  convention,  called  the  thirty-fourth  annual,  was 
IkIi!  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  December  29,  30  and  31,  1.ST3. 
The  attendance  of  delegates  and  visitors  was  large,  the 
work  undertaken  was  well  done,  and  the  public  exercises, 
consisting  of  an  oration    of    Hon.    Stanlev    Matthews  ^ 


'   Afterwards    U.    S.    Senator    from    Ohio    and    Justice    of    tlie    Supreme 
Court   of   the    United    States. 


THE    DISTRICT    SYSTEM.  81 

and  a  poem  by  Rev.  Earl  Cranston,  -  attracted  consider- 
able public  attention.  Delegates  were  present  from  twentv 
chapters.  The  Beta  Theta  Pi  was  officially  adopted  as 
the  organ  of  the  fraternity.  Charles  D.  Walker  was 
elected  to  continue  as  its  editor,  and  it  was  recommended 
that  a  more  convenient  size  and  better  paper  be  adopted 
for  it.  The  chapter  at  Monmouth  College  was  made  the 
presiding  chapter,  passing  over  Beloit  and  Bethany,  the 
latter  by  reason  of  small  size,  and  the  former  because 
anti-fraternity  laws  compelled  it  to  remain  sub  rosa. 
A.  N.  Grant,  Asbury,  '74,  was  chosen  General  Secretary, 
R.  Harvey  Young,  Washington  &  Jefferson,  '69,  Gen- 
eral Treasurer,  and  John  I  Covington,  Aliarni,  'TO,  editor 
of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi,  to  succeed  Charles  D.  Walker 
after  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  six  months. 

The  chapters  were  all  reported  to  be  in  good  condi- 
tion except  those  at  Knox  and  Denison  University,  ow- 
ing to  anti-fraternity  legislation.  It  was  deemed 
advisable  to  re-establish  the  chapter  at  the  University  of 
Michigan,  and  the  Asbury  chapter  was  entrusted  with 
that  duty.  The  chapter  at  Washington  &  Jefferson  Col- 
lege, formed  by  the  union  of  T  at  Jefferson  and  N  at 
Washington,  when  the  two  colleges  were  united,  was 
named  T  N.  The  General  Secretary,  upon  his  own  rec- 
ommendation, was  ordered  to  divide  the  fraternity  into 
territorial  districts  for  convenience  of  administration, 
and  to  appoint  over  each  district  a  chief  assistant  secre- 


-  Since    Bishop   of    the    Methodist    Episcopal    Church. 


82  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

tary,  who  should  be  under  his  general  direction.  This 
system  of  dividing  the  fraternity  territorially  has  been 
very  beneficial,  and  has  been  copied  by  nearly  all  of  the 
fraternities  as  a  prominent  feature  of  their  administra- 
tion. He  was  also  ordered  to  prepare  a  code  of  admin- 
istrative law,  to  go  into  tentative  operation  until  the 
meeting  of  the  next  convention. 

The  system  of  voting  upon  petitions  for  chapters  was 
changed,  and  the  rule  adopted  that  when  a  chapter  did 
not  vote  within  thirty  days  after  the  receipt  of  the  peti- 
tion, it  was  considered  to  have  cast  its  ballot  in  the 
affirmative.  This  was  a  most  pernicious  practice,  and 
had  lasting  and  evil  results.  The  next  convention  was 
ordered  to  be  held  at  Evansville,  Tnd..  August  25,  1875. 

The  year  1874  opened  with  bright  prospects.  The 
journal  had  been  officially  recognized,  the  administrative 
machinery  systemized,  the  new  district  system  was  in 
full  oj)eration,  and  twenty-six  strong  and  active  chapters 
answered  to  the  roll-call.  But  the  prospects  were  not 
realized.  The  Knox  chapter  ceased  to  exist,  the  Beta 
Theta  Pi  suspended  in  June,  1874,  owing  to  insufficient 
financial  support,  the  presiding  chapter  at  Monmouth 
encountered  the  opposition  of  the  college  authorities, 
and  was  obliged  to  run  sub  rosa,  which  greatly  impaired 
its  usefulness  and  hampered  its  work  as  the  administra- 
tive head  of  the  fraternity,  and  as  the  convention  of 
1873  had  been  held  so  late  in  the  year,  none  was  held 
at  all  in  1874,  and  the  progress  of  the  fraternity  seemed 
arrested  in  every  direction.     The  one  redeeming  event 


THE    CONVENTION    OF    1875.  83 

was  the  establishment  of  the  Dickinson  chapter  in  May. 

The  college  year  1874-75  showed  little  improvement. 
The  absence  of  the  journal  was  severely  felt,  as  it  had, 
in  a  measure,  supplanted  the  former  system  of  chapter 
correspondence,  which  did  not  readily  spring  up  again. 
The  only  encouraging  event  was  the  movement  to  revive 
the  chapter  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  which  was 
meeting  with  success.  One  petition  received  during 
this  year,  from  Franklin  College,  Indiana,  was  rejected. 
It  was  from  a  disloyal  chapter  of  another  fraternity. 

The  convention  of  1875  met  at  Evansville,  Ind.,  Aug- 
ust 25,  fifteen  chapters  being  represented.  The  neces- 
sity of  the  fraternity  journal  was  recognized,  and  it  was 
ordered  to  be  re-established.  O.  R.  Brouse,  Asbury,  '66, 
and  D.  H.  Cheney,  Northwestern,  '76,  were  appointed 
editors.  An  assessment  of  $1.50  for  this  purpose  was 
levied  upon  each  active  member,  in  addition  to  the  usual 
annual  dues.  This  was  unconstitutional,  as  the  limit  of 
the  dues  was  $1,  but  no  one  grumbled,  because  the  re- 
vival of  the  magazine  was  an  acknowledged  necessity. 
A,  at  Asbury  University,  was  made  presiding  chapter, 
D.  H.  Cheney  was  elected  General  Secretary,  and  R. 
Harvey  Young  was  continued  as  General  Treasurer. 
The  code  of  laws  reported  by  the  secretary  was  adopted. 
The  following  resolution  was  adopted : 

That  in  case  the  chief  assistant  secretary.  General  Secretary 
and  presiding  chapter  disapprove  of  a  proposition  to  establish  a 
chapter  at  any  college,  the  proposition  be  laid  on  the  table  until 
the  succeeding  convention. 


84  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

A  curious  case  of  chapter  jurisdiction  arose  out  of  a 
dispute  between  Denison  and  Wooster  chapters.  The 
facts  are  unimportant,  but  the  committee  appointed  to 
consider  the  matter  reported  the  following  resolution, 
whish  was  adopted : 

Resolved,  That  it  is  the  sense  of  this  convention  that  charges 
against  a  member  of  B  9  IT  shall  only  be  made  to  the  chapter 
where  he  has  been  initiated  or  to  wliich  ho  has  been  transferred, 
or  to  an  alumni  chapter  of  whicli  he  may  be  a  member. 

And  they  recommended  the  passage  of  an  act  "giving 
each  chapter  exclusive  jurisdiction  over  each  Beta  at- 
tending the  college  where  it  is  situated,  no  matter 
whether  he  was  a  member  of  that  chapter  or  not,"  and 
this  was  accordingly  done,  and  has  been  the  law  ever 
since.  An  act  was  also  passed  making  the  conventions 
biennial,  but  it  has  remained  a  dead  letter.  The  next 
convention  was  ordered  to  be  held  at  Detroit,  Septem- 
ber 3,  1877. 

The  administration  of  the  Asbury  chapter  opened 
with  the  re-establishment  of  the  Michigan  chapter  main- 
ly through  the  active  assistance  of  A.  N.  Grant.  In  Jan- 
uary, 18T(),  a  petition  was  received  from  J.  C.  Hobson, 
Richmond.  '7(),  and  C.  H.  Harrison.  \'.  Al.  I.,  'To,  for 
the  establishment  of  a  chajiter  at  William  &  Mary  Col- 
lege, Williamsburg,  \'a.  This  venerable  institution 
which  had  sufifered  a  decline  then  seemed  to  have  taken 
a  new  lease  of  life.  The  number  of  students  suddenly 
increased  to  nearly  one  hundred,  among  them  represent- 
atives of  tlir  best  families  in  the    south.      Hobson    and 


THE   WILLIAM   AND   MARY   CHAPTER,  85 

Harrison  secured  the  co-operation  of  a  number  of  these 
students  and  applied  for  a  charter.  It  was  granted, 
and  the  chapter  was  instituted  March  11,  18TG,  as  A  T. 
It  may  not  be  out  of  place  here  to  state  that  the  chapter 
did  not  long  continue  active.  The  college  declined  as 
rapidly  as  it  had  arisen,  and  the  chapter  became  inactive 
after  sending  to  the  University  of  Virginia  some  of  the 
best  students  ever  seen  at  that  institution. 

During  the  month  of  January  the  fraternity  became 
a  subject  of  newspaper  remark.  An  account  of  the 
reason  we  clip  from  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  for  Februarv, 
1876: 

"Monday  evening,  the  17th  of  January,  the  Hon.  Schuyler 
Colfax,  who  is  a  whole-souled  Beta,  lectured  in  Evanston,  111.. 
and  after  the  lecture  he  was  invited  by  the  members  of  Alpha 
Rho  chapter  to  attend  a  chapter  meeting  and  partake  of  the 
"canine''  with  them.  Schuyler  never  refuses  an  invitation  of  this 
kind,  and  he  accordingly  met  with  the  boys.  Immediately  upon 
his  arrival  at  the  chapter  rooms  a  mob,  consisting  of  members  of 
the  Sigma  Chi  and  Phi  Kappa  Psi  fraternities,  assembled  in  the 
outer  halls,  howling,  singing  and  conducting  themselves  more 
like  fiends  than  like  students  "having  a  high  sense  of  honor"  (see 
the  Sigma  Chi  constitution).  This  was  kept  up  throughout  the 
meeting,  and  when,  at  its  close,  Mr.  Colfax,  attended  by  the 
members  of  Alpha  Rho,  started  for  his  lodging  place,  the  front 
door  of  the  building  was  found  to  be  tied.  The  party,  however, 
made  their  exit  by  the  back  door.  Arrived  at  the  outside,  Bro. 
Colfax  delivered  an  extemporaneous  lecture  to  the  mob,  which, 
for  point  and  pungency,  excelled  even  his  brilliant  platform 
efforts.  The  rioters  disclaimed  any  intent  to  insult  Brother  Col- 
fax, but  said  they  meant  to  'go  for  the  Beta  chapter.'  " 

The  Chicago  papers  took  the  matter  up,  and  the  of- 


86  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

fending  students  were  compelled  to  make  a  public  apol- 
ogy by  the  college  authorities. 

In  March,  1875,  owing  to  the  expressed  wish  of  a 
majority  of  the  chapters,  the  presiding  chapter  changed 
the  place  of  the  convention  to  Philadelphia,  and  the 
time  to  July  5,  187G.  In  the  spring  of  this  year,  the 
Harvard  chapter  came  very  near  to  re-establishment. 
seven  enthusiastic  Betas  having  found  themselves  to  be 
students  there,  but  they  were  ignorant  of  their  constitu- 
tional rights  to  re-establish  the  chapter,  and  the  matter 
was  not  ])ushcd.  The  Betas  at  Princeton,  too,  though 
belonging  to  many  chapters  and  maintaining  no  formal 
organization,  held  a  very  successful  dinner.  Boston 
University,  a  new  Methodist  institution  with  a  large  en- 
dowment and  ambitious  plans  had  attracted  the  attention 
of  Betas  attending  its  professional  schools,  and  a  petition 
for  a  chapter  there  was  forwarded  to  the  presiding  chap- 
ter in  May.  During  this  month  the  Asbury  chapter  met 
with  a  great  loss.  Its  records  and  archives,  consisting 
of  a  long  series  of  interesting  letters,  containing  person- 
al and  historical  data  of  value,  were  stolen,  it  was  sus- 
pected by  members  of  a  rival  chapter.  Though  every 
efifort  was  made  to  catch  the  thieves,  it  was  not  success- 
ful. ' 

The  convention  met  at  Philadelphia  July  5.  Dele- 
gates were  present  from  seventeen  chapters.  The  re- 
ports  of  the  presiding  chapter   and   General    Secretary 


'  Some  of   these   records   were  returned   in   1906. 


THE    BOSTON    CHAPTER.  87 

showed  that  the  chapters  were  in  a  fairly  prosperous 
condition.  Petitions  for  chapters  from  Vanderbilt  Uni- 
versity, University  of  California  and  M'cKendree  Col- 
lege, 111.,  were  received  and  rejected.  The  name  of 
the  chapter  at  Washington  &  Jefferson  College  was 
changed  to  r.  The  provision  making  the  convention 
biennial  was  repealed.  Lambda,  at  Michigan  Univer- 
sity, was  made  the  presiding  chapter,  George  C.  Rankin, 
Monmouth,  '74,  was  elected  General  Secretary,  G.  M. 
Halm,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '76,  General  Treasurer,  and  Rev. 
E.  J.  Gantz,  Bethany,  '75,  editor  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi. 
A  plan  for  forming  an  endowment  fund  for  the  support 
of  the  fraternity  was  considered,  but  was  not  adopted. 
The  catalogues  were  ordered  to  be  printed,  and  the  mat- 
ter of  a  fraternity  jeweler  was  placed  in  the  hands  of  a 
committee  for  action.  Detroit  was  named  as  the  next 
place  for  holding  a  convention. 

The  petition  from  Boston  University,  having  received 
the  favorable  votes  of  the  chapters,  a  chapter  was  estab- 
lished there  November  G,  187(3,  under  the  name  of  Alpha 
Upsilon.  It  was  a  strong  chapter,  formed  by  the  union 
of  two  sets  of  petitioners,  one  originally  petitioning 
B  0  n  and  the  other  A  A  <^,  who  united  after  the  Beta 
petition  was  granted. 

In  November,  a  petition  for  a  chapter  was  received 
from  the  "Agricultural  and  Mechanical  College  of  Vir- 
ginia," located  at  Blacksburg,  Va.  It  was  endorsed  by 
two  well  known  alumni  who  were  officially  connected 
with  the  institution,  and  under  the  pernicious  system  of 


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voting  then  in  vogue,  by  which  silence  and  indifference 
were  construed  to  mean  assent,  the  petition  was  granted, 
though  it  did  not  receive  the  real  approval  of  the  chap- 
ters in  \'irginia.  The  chapter  was  instituted  ]\Iarch  10, 
1877,  with  twelve  members,  under  the  name  of  Alpha 
Phi. 

riic  year  1877  opened  inauspiciously.  Alpha  Mu,  at 
Howard  College,  Alabama,  was  obliged  to  drop  out  of 
sight  and  continue  a  perfunctory  existence — sub  rosa; 
the  fraternity  journal  suffered  for  lack  of  proper  financial 
backing,  and  did  not  maintain  its  previous  standard  of 
excellence,  and  the  presiding  chapter  performed  its 
duties  with  little  vigor :  but  no  ground  w-as  lost,  and  the 
work  of  the  next  year  was  brilliant. 

The  convention  of  1877  was  held  August  15,  Hi  and 
17,  at  Detroit,  Michigan.  Delegates  were  present  from 
ten  chapters.  A  strong  effort  was  made  to  place  the 
affairs  of  the  fraternity  upon  a  sound  basis,  and  with  some 
success.  The  financial  regulations  were  modified  and  im- 
proved. The  most  important  step  taken  by  the  conven- 
tion was  the  adoption  of  a  resolution  offered  by  W.  C. 
Ransom,  Michigan,  '4R,  looking  toward  the  complete 
elimination  of  the  esoteric  work  of  the  fraternity  from  the 
constitution,  the  open  publication  of  that  document,  and 
the  formation  of  a  ritual  which  should  embody  all  the 
secret  work  in  one  ceremony.  The  convention  adjourned 
after  selecting  Alpha  Lambda  chapter,  at  Wooster  Uni- 
versity, to  act  as  the  presiding  chapter. 

The  work  of  the  new  year  began  well.    The  founda- 


TKE    KENYON    CHAPTER.  89 

tion  of  Johns  Hopkins  University,  at  Baltimore,  as  an 
institution  of  superior  grade,  suggested  a  field  for  Beta 
enterprise  which  was  readily  appreciated  by  the  Balti- 
more alumni,  and  a  petition  was  secured  from  the  univer- 
sity, signed  by  the  best  men  among  the  matriculates  in 
the  academic  department.  The  petition  met  the  im- 
mediate approval  of  the  fraternity,  and  the  chapter  was 
estabHshed  November  30,  1877.  In  October,  1877,  a  pe- 
tition for  a  chapter  was  received  from  Kenyon  College, 
Gambier,  O.,  which  was  the  cause  of  much  discussion.  It 
had  been  secured  through  the  efforts  of  J.  P.  Nelson, 
Washington  &  Lee,  '69,  who  was  the  principal  of  the  col- 
lege grammar  school.  Through  his  personal  influence 
he  was  enabled  to  secure  the  petitioners  in  the  face  of 
the  active  opposition  of  long  established  chapters  of 
other  fraternities.  The  petition  was  approved  by  the 
fraternity  officials  and  the  presiding  chapter,  but  en- 
countered effective  opposition  from  the  chapters,  and  was 
denied.  The  petitioners  were  persistent  and  applied 
again,  and,  though  we  anticipate  a  little,  we  may  state 
here  that  the  petition  was  finally  granted,  and  the  charter 
issued  April  8,  1879. 

In  the  fall  of  1877  a  petition  was  received  from  the 
local  society  of  $  ©  *,  at  Marietta  College,  but  it  was 
rejected.  In  March,  1878,  a  proposition  to  establish  a 
chapter  at  Butler  University,  (formerly  Northwestern 
Christian  University),  Irvington,  Ind.,  was  favorably 
considered  by  the  fraternity,  and  the  chapter  was  estab- 
lished under  the  name  of  Alpha  Psi,  March  28,   1878. 


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This  chapter,  though  instituted  under  favorable  auspices, 
was  finally  withdrawn,  the  condition  of  the  university  not 
warranting-  its  further  continuance.  During  the  same 
month  the  Monmouth  chapter  finally  succumbed  to  hos- 
tile college  laws,  and  became  defunct.  While  living  it 
was  a  splendid  chapter.  It  was  situated  in  a  denomina- 
tional college,  the  faculty  of  which  was  largely  composed 
of  Betas,  and,  though  never  large,  the  Beta  chapter  was 
composed  of  picked  material.  During  the  last  few  years 
of  its  existence  its  usefulness  was  impaired  because  it 
was  obliged  to  run  sub  rosa,  and  it  finally  surrendered  its 
charter  rather  than  continue  its  secret  existence.  A  I,  at 
Washington  University,  St.  Louis,  which  had  been  en- 
joying a  merely  nominal  existence  for  some  time,  finally 
ceased  to  exist  during  the  spring  of  1878,  and  A  T,  at 
William  &  Mary  College,  did  not  live  through  the  year. 
A  petition  was  presented  in  March,  1878,  from  the 
University  of  California.  The  personal  testimonials  of 
the  petitioners  and  a  fine  presentation  of  the  condition 
and  prospects  of  the  university  secured  a  favorable  hear- 
ing, and  a  charter  was  promptly  granted  to  the  petitioners 
and  forwarded  to  California  Betas  for  the  institution  of 
the  new  chapter.  Their  investigation  soon  disclosed  the 
iact  that  some,  at  least,  of  the  signatures  to  the  petition 
Twere  made  in  bad  faith.  It  turned  out  that  the  whole 
^^application  was  a  scheme  on  the  part  of  a  member  of  an- 
, other  fraternity  to  secure  the  ritual  and  other  secret  pa- 
pers of  the  fraternity.  This  gentleman,  thinking  that  a 
-.system  then  prevalent  in   his   own   fraternity,  by  which 


THE    CONVENTION    OF    1878.  91 

chapters  were  established  by  correspondence,  obtained  in 
B  ©  n,  hoped  by  means  of  the  bogus  petition  to  have 
sent  to  him  the  papers  of  the  fraternity.  The  fact  that 
the  ritual  and  other  papers  were  transmitted  to  Betas 
resident  in  San  Francisco  frustrated  the  scheme.  The 
convention  of  1878  considered  the  situation,  but  did  not 
withdraw  the  charter  thus  granted,  as  the  university  was 
deemed  to  be  a  fitting  place  for  a  chapter.  W.  T.  Hume, 
Wabash,  '78,  visited  the  university,  and  through  the 
assistance  of  resident  alumni  secured  four  charter  mem- 
bers to  establish  the  chapter,  who,  by  their  energy  and 
enterprise,  have  made  it  one  of  the  strongest  fraternity 
organizations  in  that  institution. 

During  the  year  1877-78  the  Dickinson  chapter  was 
rent  by  an  internal  feud  arising  out  of  the  rivalry  be- 
tween the  college  literary  societies — an  anomalous  condi- 
tion of  things ;  for,  although  the  fraternities  have  often 
been  accused  of  creating  disturbances  in  the  literary  so- 
cieties, we  know  of  no  other  instance  of  a  reversal  of  the 
situation,  and  the  creation  of  a  disturbance  in  a  fraternity 
chapter  by  the  literary  societies.  The  breach  was  finally 
healed  through  the  energy  and  fraternal  zeal  of  W.  R. 
Israel. 

The  convention  of  1878  met  at  Indianapolis,  Ind., 
September  4,  5  and  6.  In  many  respects  it  was  the  most 
successful  meeting  of  the  fraternity  which  had  been  held 
up  to  that  time.  Delegates  were  present  from  fourteen 
chapters  and  the  number  of  visitors  exceeded  100.  The 
public  exercises,  consisting  of  an  oration  by  Hon.  A.  J. 


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Poppleton,  Michigan,  '51,  of  Nebraska,  and  a  poem  de- 
livered by  Hon.  J.  B.  Black,  Asbury,  '60,  of  Indiana, 
were  interesting-  and  well  attended.  The  Indianapolis 
alumni  tendered  a  banquet  to  the  delegates  and  visitors, 
and  socially  the  convention  was  a  complete  success.  The 
principal  legislation  enacted  was  the  adoption  of  the  re- 
port of  the  committee  on  constitution.  This  committee 
presented  an  entirely  new  constitutional  document,  ad- 
mirably drawn  up  and  omitting  the  secret  work ;  supple- 
menting it  by  a  lengthy  report,  which  presented  in  detail 
the  reasons  which  had  actuated  the  committee  in  propos- 
ing such  a  radical  change.  It  was  urged  that  an  open 
constitution  would  enable  the  fraternity  to  overcome  the 
opposition  of  college  authorities  by  presenting  to  them  an 
intelligible  statement  of  the  object,  aims  and  scheme  of 
government  of  the  fraternity ;  that  it  would,  by  being 
printed  and  distributed,  diffuse  a  wider  and  more  general 
knowledge  of  the  foundation  principles  of  the  order,  and 
would  be  a  powerful  argument  in  inducing  desirable  men 
to  become  members.  All  the  predictions  of  the  committee 
have  since  been  more  than  realized,  and  it  is  now  difficult 
for  us  to  understand  upon  what  ground  was  based  the 
intense  opposition  to  the  plan.  But  the  change  seemed  to 
many  of  the  members  to  be  little  short  of  sacrilege,  and 
even  after  the  adoption  of  the  open  constitution  we  know 
that  many  old  Betas  waited  with  anxiety  to  see  the  entire 
fraternity  fall  to  pieces.  No  such  result  followed  and  the 
example  has  since  been  followed  by  many  of  the  most 
progressive  fraternities. 


THE    MISSISSIPPI    CHAPTER.  93 

A  r,  at  Wittenberg  College,  was  made  the  presiding 
chapter  for  the  next  year,  and  George  C.  Rankin,  of 
Monmouth,  '72,  was  elected  editor  of  the  magazine,  Rev. 
E.  J.  Brown,  Hanover,  '73,  being  made  General  Secre- 
tary. George  C.  Rankin  being  unable  to  act  as  editor, 
Willis  O.  Robb,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '79,  was  elected  by  the 
presiding  chapter.  The  chapter  at  the  University  of  Cal- 
ifornia was  established  March  18,  1879,  the  one  at  Ken- 
yon  College  April  8,  1879,  as  before  narrated,  while  a 
new  chapter  was  placed  at  the  University  of  Mississippi 
June  4,  1879.  This  latter  chapter  was  formerly  a  chap- 
ter of  a  once  extensive  southern  fratenity  known  as  the 
A  K  $.  This  fraternity  originated  at  Centre  College, 
Kentucky,  about  the  year  1858,  and  rapidly  extended  into 
the  south.  Its  chapters  were  mostly  killed  by  the  Civil 
vv'ar,  and  the  only  chapter  which  rose  to  prominence 
thereafter  was  the  chapter  at  the  University  of  Missis- 
sippi. In  1877  the  original  chapter  at  Centre  College, 
being  in  a  weak  condition,  disbanded.  The  Mississippi 
chapter  was  advised  to  apply  for  a  Beta  charter,  which 
it  accordingly  did. 

But  the  most  important  event  of  the  year  in  the  line 
of  extension  was  the  union  with  the  fraternity  of  A  2  X, 
the  negotiations  to  that  end  having  been  in  progres^ 
during  the  entire  college  year.  An  account  of  this  union 
is  given  elsewhere  in  detail. 

The  convention  of  1879  met  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Sep- 
tember 2,  3  and  4.  Delegates  were  present  from  sixteen 
chapters  and  the  attendance  of  visitors  was  very  large. 


94  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

The  new  constitution  and  new  ritual  were  adopted.  Pink 
and  blue  were  decided  upon  as  the  fraternity  colors,  and 
the  badg'c  was  fixed  as  to  its  form  and  dimensions.  A 
board  of  directors  was  elected  under  the  new  system,  and 
every  efifort  was  made  to  place  thing's  in  such  a  position 
that  the  momentous  changes  taking  place  should  be  made 
without  any  unnecessary  friction.  Everything  showed 
that  the  fraternity  was  in  a  good  condition,  the  chapters 
were  strong  and  enthusiastic,  the  journal  was  well  sup- 
ported, the  treasury  was  not  empt}-,  and  the  only  Beta 
enterprise  which  was  not  sharing  the  general  "boom" 
was  the  catalogue. 


CHAPTER  V. 
HISTORY,  1879  TO  1886. 

From  the  Union  with  Alpha  Sigma  Chi  to  the  Conven- 
tion of  1886. 

The  new  system  of  government  went  into  operation 
easily  and  without  friction.  The  new  board  of  directors 
prepared  its  certificate  of  incorporation  as  follows : 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  fraternity,  held  in  the  city 
of  Cincinnati,  in  the  state  of  Ohio,  on  Thursday,  the  4th  day  of 
September,  A.  D.  1879,  it  was  resolved : 

1st.  That  we  proceed  to  elect  a  board  of  directors,  consisting 
of  nine  members,  six  of  whom  shall  reside  in  the  city  of  Cin- 
cinnati, or  its  vicinity,  to  hold  their  office  according  to  the  con- 
stitution of  the  fraternity. 

2nd.  That  the  name  of  the  fraternity  shall  be  that  of  Beta 
Theta  Pi. 

3d.     That  its  principal  office  shall  be  in  the  city  of  Cincinnati. 

And  thereupon  the  following  named  persons  were  duly  elected 
said  directors,  viz : 

For  three  vears,  John  W.  Herron,  Cincinnati,  Ohio ;  John  I. 
Covington,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  W.  C.  Ransom,  Port  Huron, 
Mich. 

For  tzvo  years,  Thad.  A.  Reamy,  M,  D.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio ;  W. 
F.  Boyd,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  O.  R.  Brouse,  Chicago,  111. 

For  one  year,  David  H.  Moore,  D.  D.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  R. 
Harvey  Young,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  A.  D.  Lynch,  Indianapolis, 
Ind. 

(95) 


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I,  W.  E.  Dennison,  secretary  of  said  meeting  of  the  Beta 
Tlieta  Pi  fraternity,  do  hereby  certify  that  the  foregoing  is  a 
correct  transcript  of  the  minutes  of  said  meeting. 

(Signed)  W.  E.  Dennison. 

The  undersigned  directors,  elected  by  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  fra- 
ternity, hereby  accept  the  terms  and  conditions  of  the  act  of  the 
Icgi.slature  of  the  state  of  Ohio,  passed  May  1,  A.  D.  1852,  as 
amended  January  26,  A.  D.  1865   (S.  &  S.,  239). 

(Signed)  W.  F.  Boyd,  R.  Harvey  Young, 

John  W.  Herron,         David  H.  Moore, 
W.  C.  Ransom,  Thad.  A.  Reamy, 

O.   R.   Brouse,  John  I.  Covington, 

A.  D.  Lynch. 

The  first  meeting  was  held  September  4,  1879,  and  all 
of  the  members  were  present  except  D.  H.  M'oore.  John 
W.  Herron,  Miami,  '45,  was  elected  president,  and  W.  F. 
Boyd,  Ohio,  'GG.  was  elected  secretary.  John  I.  Coving- 
ton, Syl.  G.  Williams,  W.  E.  Dennison  and  Willis  O. 
Robb  were  elected  editors  of  the  fraternity  journal.  Bet- 
ter choice  could  not  have  been  made,  and  it  improved  in 
every  respect  under  their  direction. 

The  union  with  A  2  X  was  consummated  at  Ithaca. 
N.  Y.,  October  9,  1879,  and  five  new  chapters  were  at 
once  added  to  the  roll ;  viz :  Beta  Gamma.  Rutgers  ;  Beta 
Delta,  Cornell ;  Beta  Epsilon,  Stevens ;  Beta  Zeta,  St. 
Lawrence ;  and  Beta  Eta,  Maine  State.  A  new  district 
was  at  once  erected,  including  with  these  the  chapters  at 
Washington  &  Jefferson  and  Dickinson,  and  William  R. 
Baird,  the  former  secretary  of  the  A  2  X,  was  made 
Chief  of  this  district.  The  new  chapters  fell  into  line  and 
worked  like  veterans.    The  new  ritual,  too,  was  gener- 


THE  BROWN   CHAPTER  REVIVED.  97 

ally  liked  and  adopted  by  the  chapters,  and  everything 
indicated  a  prosperous  future. 

The  one  great  need  of  the  fraternity  at  this  time  was 
a  catalogue  which  should  present  with  accuracy  the 
strength  and  standing  of  the  fraternity.  It  was  known  that 
the  labor  of  compiling  and  editing  such  a  work  would  be 
immense,  and  must  be  gratuitous.  Jas.  A.  Burhans 
DePauw,  '75,  at  that  time  catalogue  agent,  was  too  busy 
with  other  matters  to  undertake  the  work,  and,  finally, 
when  Seaman,  of  Denison,  Terrel,  of  DePauw,  and  Baird 
of  Stevens,  offered  to  do  it,  the  work  was  promptly 
placed  in  their  hands,  with  the  approval  of  the  Board  of 
Directors.  How  they  completed  their  task  is  told  else- 
where, but  it  is  important  to  note  here  that  the  work  of 
the  catalogue  committee  caused  a  great  revival  of  inter- 
est throughout  the  fraternity  and  developed  much  latent 
enthusiasm  among  the  alumni. 

In  December,  1879,  a  petition  was  received  from  the 
Illinois  Industrial  University,  at  Champaign.  A  commit- 
tee of  the  neighboring  chapters  visited  the  place  and,  re- 
porting adversely,  the  petition  was  rejected.  The  same 
fate  befell  a  petition  received  in  February,  1880,  from 
the  Illinois  Wesleyan  University,  at  Bloomington. 

After  the  union  with  A  2  X,  there  was  a  natural 
movement  in  the  fraternity  looking  toward  the  strength- 
ening of  its  eastern  wing,  and  the  revival  of  the  inactive 
•chapters  in  that  district.  Early  in  1880  a  petition  was 
received  from  the  sole  surviving  chapter  of  4>  K  A  at 
Erown  University  whch  was  granted  in  February,  and 


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the  chapter  instituted  March  36,  1880,  by  a  committee 
from  the  eastern  chapters.  A  banquet  was  tendered  to 
the  visitors  by  the  new  chapter,  and  the  occasion  was 
noteworthy  as  the  revival  of  a  chapter  long  inactive. 

In  February.  1880,  the  Betas  resident  in  Iowa  City 
deemed  the  time  favorable  for  the  revival  of  the  chapter 
at  the  University  of  Iowa,  which,  it  will  be  remembered, 
had  ceased  to  exist  in  1872. 

This  revival,  and  the  mooted  resuscitation  of  other 
chapters,  brouj^ht  up  the  question  as  to  what  procedure 
was  proper  in  order  to  regularly  revive  an  inactive  chap- 
ter. The  determination  was  finally  arrived  at  that  when 
five  active  Betas  were  found  at  a  college  where  a  Beta 
chapter  had  once  existed,  these  members  could  properly 
be  recognized  as  a  continuation  of  the  old  chapter.  This 
was  not  strictly  correct,  for  the  law  as  it  then  stood 
really  was,  that  if  the  charter  of  such  a  chapter  had  not 
been  withdrawn,  it  could  be  revived  at  the  instance  of 
any  one  chapter,  but  this  law  was  buried  in  the  inac- 
cessible records  of  past  conventions,  and  its  provisions 
were  not  generally  known.  Under  the  supposed  rule, 
the  chapter  at  Cumberland  University,  Lebanon,  Tenn., 
was  revived  in  March,  1880,  and  that  at  Harvard  in 
May,  1880.  This  procedure  was  afterwards  abrogated 
in  the  course  of  legislation,  and  proceedings  to  revive  a 
chapter  are  now  the  same  as  those  required  to  institute  a 
new  one. 

In  March,  also,  the  fraternity  was  rejoiced  to  learn 
of  the  repeal  of  the  anti-fraternity  laws  at  the  University 


THE    CONVENTION    OF    1880.  99 

of  California,  which  had  threatened  seriously  to  injure  a 
most  promising  chapter.  On  May  17,  a  chapter  was 
established  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  with  bright 
prospects,  while  in  June  a  delegation  of  prominent  Betas 
from  Chicago  visited  Beloit  College,  in  Wisconsin,  and 
induced  the  college  authorities  to  repeal  anti-fraternit> 
laws  that  had  been  in  operation  there  for  many  years. 

During  the  latter  part  of  the  college  year,  the  chap- 
ter, at  Denison  University,  was  likewise  enabled  to  come 
from  "under  the  rose."  A  petition  from  the  University 
of  Cincinnati,  presented  in  June,  completed  the  exten- 
sion movements  of  the  year. 

The  convention  met  in  Baltimore,  August  24,  25,  26, 
1880,  under  the  auspices  of  the  Johns  Hopkins  chapter, 
and,  in  recognition  of  the  position  of  the  latter,  the  uni- 
versity authorities  invited  the  conventiorr  to  use  its  halls 
for  their  meetings.  Delegates  Avere  present  from  twenty- 
eight  chapters.  This  convention  was  an  important  one. 
A  new  code  of  enactments,  termed  "laws,"  as  distin- 
guished from  constitutional  provisions,  was  adopted,  to- 
gether with  a  series  of  regulations  for  the  government 
of  conventions.  The  work  of  the  catalogue  committee 
was  approved,  and  resolutions  in  regard  to  the  "prep." 
question  were  passed. 

The  "prep."  question  was  one  that  had  been  the 
cause  of  increasing  trouble  to  the  western  chapters  of 
Beta  Theta  Pi,  and  to  other  fraternities  as  well.  The 
new  constitution  forbade  the  initiation  of  any  student 
unless  he  was  a  member  of  some  "undergraduate  college 


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class."  In  the  large  western  colleges,  where  the  prepar- 
atory students  really  formed  a  portion  of  the  student 
corps,  this  prohibition  worked  great  hardship,  and  the 
Beta  chapters  were  placed  at  a  disadvantage  in  com- 
petition with  their  rivals,  who  universally  initiated 
"preps."  A  resolution  was  introduced  at  the  Baltimore 
convention  construing  the  words  "undergraduate  college 
class"  to  include  the  sub-freshman  classes.  It  was  em- 
phatically voted  down,  and  the  following  substitute  was 
passed  by  a  vote  of  (>()  to  12. 

Resolved,  That  this  convention  emphatically  reaffirms  the 
requirements  of  our  constitution,  permitting  the  initiation  of 
(members  of)  undergraduate  college  classes  only,  and  demands 
that  the  chapters  entirely  abandon  the  practice  of  initiating  pre- 
paratory  (students)   or  other  ineligible  persons. 

The  petition  from  the  University  of  Cincinnati  was 
rejected  by  this  convention. 

The  number  of  inactive  chapters  having  single  letter 
names  and  the  increasing  number  of  chapters  induced 
this  convention  to  rearrange  the  chajiter  nomenclature. 
Boston  was  changed  from  A  Y  to  Y ;  Stevens  from  B  E 
to  2 ;  Ohio  University  from  K  to  B ;  Northwestern  from 
AP  to  P ;  Randolph-Macon  from  A  H  to  H ;  California 
from  A  fJ  to  n ;  the  Harvard  chapter  was  called  H,  the 
Brown  K.  and  the  University  of  Pennsyvania  <I>.  The 
charters  of  the  chapters  at  Cincinnati,  Western  Reserve, 
North  Carolina,  Princeton,  Williams,  Knox,  Washing- 
ton &  Lee.  Illinois,  South  Carolina,  Davidson,  U.  S. 
Naval     Academy,     Monmouth,     Chicago,     Washington 


THE   COLGATE   CHAPTER.  101 

(Mo.)  and  William  &  Mary  were  formally  withdrawn, 
so  that  there  might  be  no  question  about  the  matter.  The 
chapters  at  Butler,  Virginia  Military  Institute,  Virginia 
State,  Trinity  University  and  Howard  College  were  or- 
dered to  be  investigated  by  the  Board  of  directors,  and 
they  were  directed  to  send  a  commissioner  to  make  a 
personal  investigation  of  the  Trinity  and  Virginia  State 
chapters.  The  convention  concluded  wjth  a  pleasant 
banquet,  and  the  day  after  adjournment  the  larger  por- 
tion of  the  visitors  went  to  Annapolis  and  ate  a  Maryland 
supper  at  the  invitation  of  the  Baltimore  alumni. 

The  college  year  of  1880-81  was  one  of  reconstruction 
and  elimination.  In  the  summer  of  1880,  the  members 
of  an  old  local  society  of  high  standing,  called  the 
"Adelphia,"  at  Madison  (now  Colgate)  University, 
Hamilton,  New  York,  sent  in  a  petition  for  a  Beta  char- 
ter, which  was  granted,  and  the  chapter  was  established 
December  10,  1880,  By  this  move,  the  fraternity  ob- 
tained a  chapter  of  fine  local  reputation,  possessing  a 
valuable  library,  and  with  every  prospect  of  success  be- 
fore it.  The  privilege  granted  to  this  chapter  to  bring 
into  the  fraternity  the  alumni  of  the  local  society  from 
which  it  sprung  has  been  since  happily  exercised. 

Early  in  the  college  year,  the  Board  of  Directors  took 
up  the  task  of  investigating  the  chapters  criticised  by 
the  Baltimore  convention.  At  the  meeting  held  January 
28,  the  board  passed  resolutions  asking  the  chapters  at 
Butler  University  and  at  Virginia  Military  Institute  to 
surrender  their  charters,  the  former  because  the  stand- 


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ing  of  the  college  did  not  insure  a  large  attendance  and 
sufficient  material  could  not  be  secured  for  a  permanent- 
ly good  chapter ;  and  the  latter,  because  the  anti-frater- 
nity sentiment  and  the  establishment  of  rivals  without 
reputation  and  their  initiations  without  acquaintance  left 
no  field  for  a  Beta  chapter  with  a  reputation  to  maintain. 
The  Butler  chapter  ceased  to  exist  February  13,  and  the 
V.  M.  1.  chapter  February  IG,  1881. 

The  fraternity  was  strengthened  by  these  elimina- 
tions, and  the  good  work  was  further  carried  on  by  the 
surrender  of  the  charter  of  the  chapter  at  the  X'irginia 
State  College,  March  21,  1881.  The  charter  and  records 
of  the  chapter  at  Howard  College,  were  also  returned  in 
the  fall  of  1880.  It  was,  undoubtedly,  hard  for  the  earn- 
est Betas  who  composed  these  chapters  to  surrender 
their  organization,  but  they  realized  that  the  step  was  for 
the  good  of  the  entire  order,  and  acquiesced.  Edwin  H. 
Terrell,  the  commissioner  appointed  to  investigate  the 
condition  of  the  Trinity  chapter,  reported  that  the  char- 
ter should  be  withdrawn,  but  the  chapter  protested,  and 
the  matter  was  held  in  abeyance  to  await  the  action  of 
the  next  convention. 

On  the  4th  of  May,  1881,  the  chapter  at  Western  Re 
serve  was  revived  at  the  earnest  solicitation  of  its  alumni. 

Another  eastern  chapter  was  established  at  Union 
College,  Schenectady,  N.  Y.,  May  13,  1881.  by  the  ab- 
sorption of  a  local  society  called  B  K,  which  had  origi- 
nated two  years  previous.  During  the  year  alumni  chap- 


EXTENSION   POLICY   REVIEWED.  103 

ters  were  organized  at  Kansas  City,  Cleveland  and  San- 
Francisco. 

With  the  college  year  1880-81  a  period  of  unexampled 
extension  was  concluded.  It  may  not  be  unprofitable  to 
review  the  career  of  the  fraternity  to  this  date.  From 
1839  until  1858  the  policy  of  the  fraternity  was  one  of 
rapid  extension.  The  chapters  seemed  to  have  acted 
upon  the  principle  that  membership  in  the  fraternity 
was  such  a  good  thing  that  it  should  be  denied  to  no  set 
of  petitioners  who  applied  for  it.  Fortunately,  many  of 
the  schemes  to  form  chapters  did  not  materialize,  but 
the  inherent  weakness  of  the  policy  which  directed  the 
energies  of  the  fraternity  toward  the  establishment  of 
new  branches  rather  than  the  upbuilding  and  strength- 
ening of  old  ones,  was  shown  in  the  desertion  of  the 
chapters  at  Brown  and  Williams,  and  the  loss  of  those 
at  Harvard  and  Princeton,  and  later  at  the  University  of 
North  Carolina  and  the  inability  of  the  fraternity  to 
withstand  the  shock  of  the  war. 

The  fraternity  undoubtedly  suffered  greatly  by  that 
struggle,  many  of  its  chapters  were  cut  off  and  its  best 
ones  suflfered  serious  curtailment  of  membership.  Up- 
on the  return  of  peace,  with  a  small  and  compact  organ- 
ization came  an  opportunity  to  conserve  and  strengthen 
its  position,  which  was  neglected.  The  chapters  estab- 
lished were  at  Monmouth,  Wittenberg,  Westminster, 
Iowa  Wesleyan,  Chicago,  Denison,  Virginia  Military  In- 
stitute, Washington  (Mo.)  and  institutions  of  similar 
standins:,   the    future   of   which   was   not   then   assured. 


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Even  the  desertion  of  the  Michigan  and  Western  Re- 
rseve  chapters  did  not  serve  as  a  warnino-.  and  the  ex- 
tension went  on,  adding  Beloit.  Bethany,  Richmond, 
Wooster,  Howard,  Randolph-Macon.  Trinity  University, 
Butler,  William  &  Mary,  Virginia  State,  and  disregard- 
ing Syracuse,  Lafayette  and  Columbia.  While  many  of 
the  chapters  were  in  colleges  which  are  now  of  excellent 
standing,  their  tenure  of  life  at  that  time  was  uncertain, 
and  it  was  not  good  policy  to  grant  charters,  as  was  un- 
doubtedly done,  with  little  investigation  and  less  dis- 
crimination. 

The  debate  over  the  proposition  to  grant  the  Kenyon 
petition  and  the  earnest  opposition  to  it  was  a  hopeful 
sign.  The  internal  development  of  1878  and  1879  was 
more  than  encouraging,  and  when  the  eastern  wing  was 
established  by  the  addition  of  the  five  A  2  X  chapters 
the  revival  of  the  Brown  and  Harvard,  and  the  estab- 
lishment of  the  Union,  Colgate  and  Pennsylvania  chap- 
ters, with  the  simultaneous  withdrawal  of  chapters 
known  to  be  weak,  it  was  felt  throughout  the  fraternity 
that  it  was  time  to  pause  and  consolidate,  to  harmonize 
the  new  elements,  and  to  imbue  them  with  the  Beta 
spirit.  Consequently  the  convention  of  1881  marks  an 
epoch.  Since  then  the  fraternity  has  been  conservative 
both  in  its  inward  and  outward  work,  but  few  chapters 
have  been  established,  and  those  have  been  placed  at 
institutions  of  undoubted  reputation,  well  able  to  afford 
material  sufficient  to  maintain  them  well.  Every  chap- 
ter established  since  1879  is  now  active  and  in  good  con- 


THE    CONVENTION    OF    1881.  105 

dition.  Our  policy  has  been  to  enter  good  colleges,  and 
then  only  after  thorough  investigation,  and  the  frater- 
nity has  been  the  better  for  it.  It  has  become  increas- 
ingly difficult  to  secure  favorable  action  upon  petitions, 
and  to  obtain  a  charter  from  the  fraternity  implies  a 
deal  of  hard  work.  The  burden  of  proof  rests  rather 
heavily  upon  the  applicants  and  if  they  fail  to  sustain  it 
the  fraternity  is  justified  in  believing  they  did  not  de- 
serve to  succeed. 

The  annual  convention  met  at  Chicago,  August  30 
and  31  and  September  1,  1881.  It  was  altogether  the 
best  convention  which  had  been  held,  up  to  that  date, 
and  the  resident  alumni  fairly  outdid  themselves  in  the 
effort  to  make  the  gathering  a  success.  The  arrange- 
ments were  under  the  charge  of  Gen.  R.  W.  Smith, 
Williams,  '51,  of  Chicago.  Hon.  A.  P.  Carpenter,  Will- 
iams, '51,  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  New  Hampshire, 
was  president  and  John  Bascom,  Williams,  '49,  then 
president  of  the  University  of  Wisconsin  was  the  orator. 
The  number  of  delegates  and  visitors  was  large,  and  the 
business  meetings  were  well  attended.  It  was  remark- 
able that  the  old  Williams  chapter  should  have  furnished 
to  this  convention  its  president,  its  orator  and  the  chair- 
man of  its  committee  of  arrangements. 

The  banquet,  tendered  by  the  Chicago  alumni,  was 
held  in  the  Grand  Pacific  Hotel,  and  proved  a  great  suc- 
cess. Toasts  were  responded  to  by  many  of  the  prom- 
inent public  men  of  the  northwest,  and  the  occasion  was 
memorable.     The  public  exercises  consisted  of  the  ora- 


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tion  by  Rev.  John  Bascom,  above  referred  to,  '4!),  a 
poem  by  Hon.  \V.  F.  Stone,  DePauvv,  '57,  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  Colorado,  and  an  essay  by  J.  Winslow 
Snyder,  Richmond.  'TD,  of  Kansas  City.  Delegates  were 
present  from  thirty-four  active  and  seven  alumni  chap- 
ters. 

A  petition  from  the  University  of  Illinois  was  reject- 
ed, as  the  necessary  preliminaries  had  not  been  complied 
with,  and  one  from  Columbia  College  was  granted,  after 
a  searching  inquiry  into  the  character  and  standing  of 
the  petitioners,  while  one  from  the  University  of  Ne- 
braska was  referred  to  the  chapters  for  their  action. 
Charles  J.  Seaman  resigned  as  song-book  editor,  and 
was  succeeded  by  W.  IT.  January,  Centre,  '80.  William 
R.  Baird  was  elected  editor  of  a  "Manual  of  Infonna- 
tion"  for  the  use  of  the  fraternity,  and  the  catalogue 
committee  reported  that  their  work  was  nearly  com- 
pleted. The  question  of  permitting  chapters  of  the  fra- 
ternity to  enter  into  political  combinations  with  those  of 
other  fraternities  for  the  purpose  of  influencing  college 
politics  was  definitely  settled.  The  chapters  of  Beta 
Theta  Pi  were  distinctly  ordered  to  take  no  part  in  any 
such  combination. 

The  "prep"  question  again  came  up  for  considera- 
tion. The  chapters  already  affected  by  the  action  of  the 
Baltimore  convention  were  present  in  force,  and  the 
matter  being  referred  to  the  committee  on  constitution, 
it  reported  a  resolution  that  "The  sense  of  the  conven- 
tion is  that  the  initiation  of  preparatory  students  be  in 


THE   DISPENSATIONS   LAW.  107 

every  way  discouraged,"  but  this  was  rejected,  and  the 
following  resolution  was  adopted  by  a  vote  of  38  to  5 : 

That  in  institutions  having  a  preparatory  department  attached 
as  a  part  of  their  collegiate  system,  the  classes  which  are  under 
charge  of  and  taught  by  college  professors,  and  are  carried  on 
the  college  catalogue,  such  preparatory  department  may  be  con- 
strued as  coming  within  the  constitutional  designation  of  "under- 
graduate classes"  until  otherwise  ordered  by  a  general  conven- 
tion of  the  fraternity. 

It  was  certainly  a  very  mischievous  step  to  attempt  a 
change  in  the  constitution  by  indirect  construction  of  its 
provisions.  This  resolution  was  rescinded  by  the  next 
convention,  and  no  further  legislation  upon  the  subject 
has  been  necessary.  Occasionally  a  "prep"  student  has 
been  initiated,  but  the  practice  has  virtually  ceased. 

The  new  chapters  at  Union  and  Western  Reserve 
were  called  N  and  "B  K"  respectively.  The  name  of  the 
latter  was  subsequently  changed  to  "B,"  and  the  name 
"B  K"  bestowed  upon  the  chapter  at  Ohio  University, 
which  had  at  times  borne  the  names  of  both  "B"  and 
"K."  The  charter  of  the  chapter  at  Trinity  University 
was  withdrawn. 

A  law  regarding  "dispensations"  was  passed,  forbid- 
ding a  chapter  to  "elect  or  initiate  any  person  not  a 
student  in  some  department  of  the  institution  in  which 
the  chapter  is  located,  except  that  in  cases  of  obvious 
expediency  the  board  of  directors  may  grant  a  dispen- 
sation allowing  the  initiation  of  students  in  other  insti- 
tutions."    Previous    to    the    passage    of    this    enactment 


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there  had  been  no  constitutional  restriction  upon  such 
initiations  and  the  chapters  not  infrequently  initiated  a 
student  of  some  neighboring  college,  sometimes  with  a 
view  to  securing  his  assistance  in  the  formation  of  a  new 
chapter  and  sometimes  not.  The  power  thus  given  to 
the  directors,  and  later  transferred  to  the  executive  com- 
mittee, has  since  been  sparingly  exercised,  and  has  been 
a  valuable  aid  in  building  up  a  chapter  previous  to  its 
formal  establishment. 

The  convention  also  adopted  a  new  system  of  keeping 
the  fraternity's  roll,  requiring  the  requisite  data  concern- 
ing initiates  to  be  placed  on  blanks  provided  for  the 
purpose  and  transmitted  to  the  General  Secretary,  and 
refusing  recognition  to  any  alleged  member  whose  name 
was  not  placed  on  this  roll. 

The  directors  and  General  Secretary  were  ordered  to 
compile  the  laws  and  publish  them  in  the  form  of  a  code. 
The  directors  were  also  ordered  to  secure  and  engross  in 
a  book  the  proceedings  of  all  the  previous  conventions. 
This  has  never  been  done,  and  it  has  remained  for  un- 
official enterprise  to  collect  and  preserve  these  records. 

Rev.  E.  J.  Brown  resigned  as  General  Secretary,  and 
was  succeeded  by  Eugene  Wambaugh,  Ohio  Wesleyan, 
'75. 

The  year  1881-82  was  very  quiet,  and  was  chiefly  de- 
voted to  strengthening  the  position  of  the  fraternity  in 
its  organization.  The  eastern  district  was  split  into  two, 
one  comprising  New  England  and  the  other  the  Middle 
States.     The  only  chapter  of  the  year  was  established 


THE    VANDERBILT    CHAPTER.  1C9 

October  14,  1881,  at  Columbia  College,  and  given  Alpha 
Alpha,  the  old  name  of  the  Monmouth  chapter.  Many 
propositions  for  chapters  were  received,  but  all  were  re- 
jected or  held  to  wait  the  action  of  the  next  convention. 
The  petition  from  the  University  of  Nebraska  was  re- 
jected in  November,  mainly  on  account  of  the  great  pre- 
ponderance of  preparatory  over  collegiate  students  at 
that  institution.  Petitions  from  Illinois  University  and 
Mercer  University  failed  to  obtain  the  necessary  prelim- 
inary consents,  and  petitions  from  Adrian  College,  Penn- 
sylvania College,  and  North  Georgia  Agricultural  Col- 
lege were  not  submitted  to  the  chapters,  not  receiving 
the  proper  official  endorsements. 

In  November,  1881,  a  petition  was  received  from 
Vanderbilt  University,  Nashville,  Tenn.  Anti-fraterni- 
ty laws  were  said  to  prevail  at  that  institution,  and,  while 
the  petitioners  formed  an  excellent  body  of  men,  it  was 
deemed  expedient  to  hold  the  matter  under  advisement 
until  the  facts  were  more  fully  ascertained.  The  Gen- 
eral Secretary  visited  the  university  and  the  petitioners, 
and  also  visited  the  Mu  chapter  at  Cumberland  Univer- 
sity, which  was  in  the  neighborhood.  The  result  was, 
that  upon  his  report  the  directors  granted  a  dispensation 
to  the  Cumberland  chapter  to  initiate  the  Vanderbilt  peti- 
tioners, thus  strengthening  that  chapter  and  retaining  a 
hold  on  Vanderbilt.  The  anti-fraternitv  laws  were  sub- 
sequently  repealed,  and  the  chapter  was  then  established. 

The  long  looked  for  catalogue  was  issued  in  Decem- 
ber, 1881,  and  was  in  reality  the  most  notable  event  of 


110  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

the  year.  While  it  had  many  faults  and  deficiencies,  yet 
it  marked  a  g^reat  advance  upon  any  previous  Beta  cata- 
logue, and  has  since  been  of  great  help  to  the  fraternity. 

During  the  college  year,  a  very  elaborate  report  in 
regard  to  the  "prep."  question  was  pre])ared  by  \V.  A. 
Hamilton,  of  Xorthwestern,  and  assisted  materially  in 
the  solution  of  that  vexatious  problem. 

In  the  winter  two  notable  gatherings  of  alumni  took 
place  at  Indianapolis  and  Kansas  City,  and  the  alumni 
chapters  of  Baltimore,  Chicago,  Cincinnati,  Cleveland, 
Indianapolis  and  Richmond  were  reorganized  under  the 
laws  of  1881.  In  May,  1882,  a  petition  for  a  chai)tcr 
was  received  from  Colby  University,  Waterville,  Maine. 

In  February,  1882,  a  "Pan-Hellenic"  meeting  of  the 
editors  of  several  fraternity  journals,  suggested  by  Willis 
( ).  Robb  and  called  by  the  Beta  Thcta  Pi,  met  at  Phila- 
delphia, and  made  arrangements  for  a  general  meeting 
of  the  fraternities,  to  be  held  July  4,  1884,  but  not 
enough  fraternities  assented  to  it  to  warrant  holding  the 
meeting  at  the  adjourned  day. 

The  convention  which  met  at  Cincinnati,  August  29, 
30  and  31,  1882,  was  in  every  way  a  success,  though  it 
did  not  equal  in  brilliancy  the  meeting  ot  the  previous 
year  at  Chicago.  Delegates  were  present  from  thirty- 
one  undergraduate  and  four  alumni  chapters.  The  presi- 
dent was  Lieutenant-Governor  Will.  Cumback,  DePauw, 
'53,  of  Indiana,  the  orator  was  Governor  A.  G.  Porter, 
DePauw,  '43,  of  the  same  state,  and  the  poet  was  H.  S. 
Babcock,  Brown,  '74,  of  Providence,  R.  I. 


THE    CONVENTION    OF    1883,  111 

The  convention  codified  the  laws  of  the  fraternity, 
passed  an  important  revenue  measure,  rejected  the  peti- 
tion from  Colby,  tabled  the  one  from  Vanderbilt,  and 
carefully  considered  some  of  the  problems  before  the 
fraternity,  without  definite  action.  It  also  amended  the 
constitution,  making  the  conventions  biennial,  but  this 
was  rejected  by  the  next  convention.  A  committee  was 
also  appointed  to  revise  the  ritual. 

During  the  year  1882-83,  steady  development  and 
quiet  prosperity  were  the  order  of  the  day.  Petitions 
from  Syracuse  University,  Colby  University  and  Ohio 
State  University  failed  of  approval.  The  petitioners  at 
Ohio  State,  in  recognition  of  their  persistent  loyalty  in 
working  several  years  for  a  charter,  were  permitted  to 
be  initiated  by  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  chapter. 

In  the  spring  of  1883  the  General  Secretary  visited 
many  of  the  chapters  of  the  fraternity. 

The  convention  of  1883  met  at  Saratoga  Springs, 
N.  Y.,  August  28,  29  and  30.  Delegates  were  present 
from  twenty-three  undergraduate  and  from  six  alumni 
chapters. 

This  convention  was  notable  for  its  social  features. 
One-half  of  each  day  was  devoted  to  some  excursion ;  a 
coach  ride  to  the  lake,  an  excursion  to  Mount  MacGre- 
gor,  a  trip  to  Lake  George,  a  banquet  and  a  hop  added  to 
the  attractions  of  the  meeting,  and  a  fine  public  address 
was  delivered  by  Chancellor  Chas.  N.  Sims,  DePauw, 
'59,  of  Syracuse  University.  Petitions  from  Vanderbilt, 
Colby,  Emory,  and  Amherst   Colleges  were  before  this 


112  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

convention.  The  latter  was  from  a  strong  local  society 
called  the  "Torch  and  Crown,"  and  was  granted ;  the 
others  were  rejected. 

The  amendment  making  the  conventions  biennial  was 
rejected.  An  amendment  that  every  fourth  convention 
should  meet  in  Cincinnati  was  passed,  and  also  one 
changing  the  public  names  of  the  chapters  from  their 
Greek  titles  to  names  taken  from  the  institutions  at 
which  they  were  located.  ^ 

The  board  of  directors  was  requested  to  send  an  an- 
nual letter  to  the  alumni  of  all  inactive  chapters,  but 
the  request  has  never  been  complied  with.  Provision 
was  also  made  for  levying  an  assessment  upon  the  chap- 
ters to  defray  the  convention  expenses,  but  it  was  not 
enforced  until  much  later. 

On  their  way  to  this  convention  a  party  of  the  dele- 
gates met  at  Chautauqua  Lake,  and  formulated  the 
scheme  for  an  alumni  club  house,  which  developed  into 
the  establishment  of  "Wooglin-on-Chautauqua"  as  a 
summer  resort. 

The  year  1883-84  was  one  of  progress  in  every  direc- 
tion. The  Amherst  chapter  was  instituted  October  12, 
1883,  and  was  given  the  name  of  Beta  Iota;  and  the  anti- 
fraternity  laws  having  been  repealed  at  Vanderbilt  in 
November,  the  petition  from  there  was  promptly  placed 


'  The  number  of  chapters  by  this  time  had  iticrcased  to  such  an 
extent  that  the  alphabet  liad  been  twice  exhausted  and  "B  1"  had  been 
reached  on  the  third  list.  The  Greek  letter  names  of  the  chapters  were 
unfamiliar  to  the  majority  of  the  members  and  the  change  was  in  the 
direction  of  common   sense  and   economy. 


THE    WOOGLIN    CLUB.  113 

before  the  chapters,  and  having  been  favorably  acted 
upon,  that  chapter  w^as  formally  instituted  February  23, 
1884,  as  the  Beta  Lambda,  though,  at  the  request  of  the 
chapter,  its  charter  was  dated  as  of  the  day  when  the 
first  dispensation  was  issued;  viz,  January  19,  1882. 
During  the  year,  petitions  from  Syracuse,  Central  Uni- 
versity (Ky.),  University  of  Georgia  and  Southwestern 
Presbyterian  University  failed  of  preliminary  approval, 
and  were  rejected  without  being  placed  otherwise  before 
the  fraternity.  Alumni  chapters  were  established  at 
Boston  and  Wheeling. 

In  April,  1884,  a  new  edition  of  the  song  book,  with 
full  musical  scores,  was  issued. 

During  this  year,  also,  the  matter  of  the  alumni  club 
was  vigorously  pushed  by  Chas.  J.  Seaman,  E.  H.  Terrell 
and  W.  K.  L.  Warwick.  The  club  was  incorporated, 
with  headquarters  at  Cleveland.  Sufficient  stock  was 
subscribed  for  to  warrant  it,  and  in  the  spring  of  1884  a 
club  house  was  built  on  the  grounds.  The  board  of  di- 
rectors therefore  changed  the  place  for  holding  the  next 
convention,  and  it  was  ordered  to  be  held  in  this  new 
club  house  August  18,  1884. 

The  convention  of  1884  was  the  first  of  a  long  series 
of  successful  meetings  held  at  Wooglin.  Delegates  were 
present  from  thirty-seven  undergraduate  and  five  alumni 
chapters. 

The  board  of  directors  reported  that  objections  had 
been  made  to  granting  dispensations,  and  asked  for  in- 


114  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

strnctions,  and  the  convention  declared  its  approval  of 
the  practice  in  all  cases  deemed  to  be  extraordinary. 

Petitions  were  presented  from  the  Ohio  State  Univer- 
sity, from  the  University  of  Denver,  and  from  the  local 
society  of  0  $  ^  at  the  University  of  Minnesota.  They 
were  all  carefully  considered  and  rejected.  The  direct- 
ors were  requested  thoroughly  to  examine  into  the  con- 
dition of  several  chapters  alleged  to  be  weak. 

The  amendment  to  the  constitution  providing  for  the 
new  system  of  naming  the  chapters,  whereby  the  public 
name  was  made  that  of  the  institution  and  the  private 
name  a  Greek  name,  received  the  required  approval  of 
this  convention,  and  was  adopted ;  for  instance,  "The 
Miami  chapter,  the  A  of  B  ©  IT."  Since  this  conven- 
tion no  effort  has  been  made  to  apply  the  Greek  names 
upon  any  regular  system,  and  they  have  been  arbitrarily 
selected. 

A  series  of  laws  regulating  procedure  at  trials,  and  a 
standard  set  of  by-laws  for  alumni  chapters,  the  latter 
prepared  by  W.  C.  Ransom,  of  Michigan,  were  adopted. 

The  General  Secretary  suggested  in  his  report  that,  in 
order  to  provide  for  the  better  performance  of  the  work 
in  his  department,  there  should  be  added  a  college  sec- 
retary and  an  alumni  secretary,  it  being  the  duty  of  the 
former  to  keep  the  roll  of  the  fraternity,  and  of  the  latter 
to  generally  supervise  the  establishment  and  manage- 
ment of  alumni  chaj)ters. 


This  local  society  afterwards  became  a  chapter  of  Psi   Upsilon. 


THE    CONVENTION     OF    1885.  115 

J.  Cal.  Hanna,  Wooster,  '81,  was  elected  General 
Secretary,  and  commenced  the  longest  term  of  office 
ever  held  by  an  executive  officer  in  the  fraternity. 

The  year  1884-85  was  one  of  quiet  progress.  Alumni 
chapters  were  established  at  Washington,  Philadelphia 
and  Denver.  In  January  a  dispensation  was  granted  to 
the  Northwestern  chapter  to  initiate  certain  students  at 
the  University  of  Denver,  and  to  the  Hampden-Sidney 
chapter  to  initiate  students  at  the  Union  Theological 
Seminary,  located  in  near  proximity  to  it,  and,  in  fact 
but  not  in  name,  a  part  of  the  institution.  In  February 
serious  dissensions  arose  in  the  Mississippi  chapter, 
having  their  origin  largely  in  political  prejudices,  and 
Willis  O.  Robb  was  sent  by  the  directors  to  settle  the 
difficulty,  if  possible,  which  he  did  satisfactorily. 

The  convention  of  1885  met  at  St.  Louis,  August  25, 
26  and  27,  Delegates  were  present  from  twenty-two 
chapters.  It  was  a  small  convention  as  regards  num- 
bers, but  did  its  work  effectively.  Five  petitions  for 
chapters  were  presented :  from  Ohio  State  University, 
University  of  Texas,  Michigan  Agricultural  and  Me- 
chanical College,  the  University  of  Denver,  and  the  Uni- 
versity of  Missouri. 

The  petition  from  the  University  of  Missouri  was 
from  the  members  of  the  Z  $,  a  fraternity  of  some  six- 
teen years'  standing,  and  which  had  established  and  lost 
other  chapters  at    several    Missouri    colleges.  ^      They 


^  A    chapter    of    Zeta    Phi    at    William-Jewel    College,    Mo.,    became    a 
chapter  of  Phi  Gamma  Delta. 


116  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

asked  the  privilege  of  bringing  in  their  alumni,  should 
the  petition  be  granted.  The  Michigan  petition  was  also 
from  a  local  society.  The  Texas  petition  was  granted ; 
the  others  were  directed  to  be  placed  before  the  cliapters 
for  a  direct  vote. 

There  were  several  decisions  of  this  convention  which 
were  of  interest.  It  was  decided  that  members  of  chap- 
ters who  were  present  could  act  as  delegates  and  cast 
the  vote  of  the  chapters  by  permission  of  the  conven- 
tion, if  the  chapter  was  not  otherwise  represented ;  that 
when  the  delegation  of  a  chapter  is  divided  equally  on 
any  question  requiring  a  vote  by  chapters,  that  the  vote 
should  be  deemed  cast  against  the  proposition,  and  that 
only  those  alumni  chapters  that  had  been  reorganized 
under  the  law  of  1881  were  entitled  to  vote  as  such. 

It  was  directed  that  a  chapter  transportation  fund 
should  be  formed,  to  pay  the  railroad  fare  of  at  least  one 
delegate  from  each  chapter,  by  an  annual  assessment  of 
$10  upon  each  chapter,  and  that  every  chapter  should 
insert  a  clause  in  its  by-laws  requiring  each  active  mem- 
ber to  subscribe  to  the  magazine. 

This  convention  was  notable  for  the  presence  of  two 
governors  of  Missouri — B.  Gratz  Brown,  Transylvania, 
'45,  who  was  president  of  the  convention,  and  D.  R. 
Francis,  Washington,  '70,  who  presided  at  the  banquet. 

In  the  fall  of  1885,  the  General  Secretary  published 
the  constitution  and  laws,  with  all  the  amendments  to 
date. 

Soon   after  the  convention   adjourned   the  petitioners 


THE  HANDBOOK  OF   1886.  Il7, 

from  Michigan  State  College  and  the  University  of 
Missouri  withdrew  their  applications.  The  Ohio  State 
University  petition  being  placed  before  the  chapters,  was 
favorably  acted  upon,  and  the  chapter  was  formally  in- 
stituted as  Theta  Delta  chapter,  December  11,  1885,  up- 
on the  occasion  of  the  third  annual  reunion  of  the  Ohio 
chapters.  The  Texas  chapter  was  instituted  May  18, 
1886,  as  Beta  Omicron  chapter,  and  on  June  22,  1886, 
the  Alpha  chapter  at  Miami  was  revived,  mainly  through 
the  efiForts  of  J.  Newton  Brown,  of  the  Wooster  chapter. 

Little  else  of  note  occurred  during  the  year,  except 
that  in  the  early  spring  of  1886  Eugene  Wambaugh 
published  "The  Handbook  of  1886,"  as  a  consolidation 
of  three  numbers  of  the  magazine.  This  contained  the 
names  of  all  members  initiated  since  the  convention  of 
1881,  with  notes  on  the  history  of  the  fraternity  since 
that  time,  and  interesting  information  concerning  the 
active  chapters. 

The  convention  of  1886  met  at  Cincinnati,  August  25, 
26  and  27.  Delegates  were  present  from  thirty-three 
chapters. 

The  General  Secretary  presented  a  searching  and 
exhaustive  report  concerning  the  condition  of  the  college 
chapters,  accompanied  by  statistics  in  tabular  form,  giv- 
ing almost  every  desired  fact  about  each  chapter.  It 
showed,  among  other  things,  that  the  number  of  prepar- 
atory students  initiated  was  steadily  growing  less.  Con- 
cerning this  matter,  the  convention  passed  the  following 
resolution : 


118  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

That  all  chapters  at  which  preparatory  students  are  initiated 
be  instructed  to  make  efforts  to  come  to  an  agreement  with  their 
rivals  against  such  initiations,  and  also  to  make  efforts  to  induce 
the  college  authorities  to  prohibit  such  initiations. 

In  a  few  cases  such  action  on  the  part  of  a  chapter 
had  the  desired  effect. 

Two  petitions  were  presented,  one  from  the  Univer- 
sity of  North  CaroHna,  which  was  not  acted  upon,  and 
the  other  from  the  University  of  Denver,  which  was  re- 
jected, but  the  directors  were  requested  to  continue  the 
dispensation  to  initiate  students  at  the  latter  institution. 
An  amendment  to  the  constitution  was  proposed,  which 
was  subsequently  ratified  by  the  convention  of  1887, 
making-  the  subscription  to  the  magazine  compulsory  on 
the  part  of  each  active  member. 

A  motion  to  remove  the  magazine  to  New  York  was 
lost,  but  it  was  enacted  that  in  future  the  editor  should 
receive  whatever  profit  resulted  from  his  management  as 
compensation  for  his  labors.  A  new  song-book  com- 
mittee was  appointed,  and  it  was  ordered  that  the  semi- 
annual reports  of  the  chapters  should  thereafter  be 
printed  in  uniform  size  and  style. 

The  directors  were  directed  to  look  into  the  advisabil- 
ity of  establishing  chapters  at  certain  named  institutions. 

A  person  not  a  student  having  been  initiated  by  the 
Bethany  chapter,  and  this  being  the  second  offense  of 
the  same  nature  committed  by  that  chapter,  his  name 
was  ordered  dropped  from  the  roll. 

During  the  year  of  188G-87,  several  notable  Beta  g"ath- 


THE    HOADLY    DINNER.  119 

erings  took  place — a  new  England  banquet  at  Boston, 
February  25,  1887,  presided  over  by  Judge  P.  E.  Al- 
drich.  Harvard  '44,  at  which  (il  members  were  present. 
A  similar  though  smaller  affair  at  Baltimore,  January  31, 
and  a  reception  and  dinner  given  to  Governor  Hoadly 
by  the  New  York  alumni  upon  the  occasion  of  his  re- 
moval to  that  city,  March  29,  at  Delmonico's,  which 
brought  out  a  larger  number  than  is  frequently  seen  at 
conventions;,  and  which  was  the  first  of  a  series  of  ban- 
quets given  to  prominent  members  of  the  fraternity. 
Another  fine  banquet  was  held  at  Denver,  June  15, 
which  brought  out  the  Colorado  Betas  in  force. 

The  General  Secretary  was  absent  from  the  United 
States  during  part  of  the  year,  and  his  absence  was  se- 
verelv  felt. 


CHAPTER  VI. 
HISTORY.  1887  TO  1893. 

From  the  Convention  of  1886  to  the  Convention  of  i8pj. 

In  January,  1887,  a  petition  was  received  from  the 
University  of  Cincinnati,  and,  being  placed  before  the 
chapters  for  a  direct  vote,  was  rejected.  The  North- 
western chapter  having  refused  to  longer  initiate  stu- 
dents at  the  University  of  Denver,  the  Kansas  chapter 
asked  for  the  privilege,  and  the  dispensation  was  issued 
to  it. 

No  chapters  were  established  during  the  year,  and  no 
petitions  were  put  into  such  shape  that  they  could  be 
acted  upon  by  the  convention. 

During  the  year,  the  General  Secretary  prepared  ana 
issued  a  manual  of  information  for  the  guidance  of 
chapter  secretaries  and  others,  which  was  of  great  ser- 
vice. 

The  convention  of  1887  met  at  Wooglin,  July  20,  1887. 
Delegates  were  present  from  Twenty-seven  undergrad- 
uate and  three  alumni  chapters. 

Two  governors  were  again  present  at  this  convention 
— James  a.  Beaver,  Jefferson,  '56,  Governor  of  Pennsyl- 

(120) 


THE    CONVENTION      OF    1887.  121 

vania,  and  Albert  G.  Porter,  DePauw,  '43,  Governor  of 
Indiana. 

The  petition  from  Denver  University  was  presented 
and  rejected,  but  the  directors  were  requested  to  continue 
the  dispensation  to  initiate  students  there.  The  charter 
of  the  Rutgers  chapter  was  withdrawn. 

The  editor  of  the  magazine  was  requested  to  there- 
after make  a  report  to  the  convention,  and  a  new  stand- 
ing "Committee  on  Magazine"  was  added  to  the  list  of 
regular  committees. 

A  new  catalogue  committee  was  appointed,  and  was 
instructed  to  print  the  catalogue  in  English,  without  the 
Greek  and  Hebrew  symbols  theretofore  employed,  and  to 
insert  no  illustrations  except  such  as  might  be  especially 
desirable  or  appropriate. 

Little  legislation  was  enacted,  and  that  mostly  of  a 
negative  character.  The  historiographer  was  authorized 
to  call  for  certified  copies  of  all  papers  and  records  as  he 
might  want  them,  but  as  those  having  such  records  in 
charge  would  not  usually  make  the  copies  or  certify  them, 
the  enactment  was  of  little  value. 

The  social  side  of  this  convention  was  especially  prom- 
inent, and  the  many  attractions  of  Wooglin  were  enjoyed 
to  the  utmost. 

During  the  year  of  1887-88  but  little  occurred  outside  of 
the  routine  life  of  the  chapters.  In  January,  a  somewhat 
unexpected  reunion  of  the  Betas  of  Southern  California 
took  place  at  Los  Angeles.  During  this  same  month,  the 
fifth  annual  reunion  of  the  Ohio  chapters  took  place,  and 


122  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

the  usual  banquets  in  Boston  and  New  York  were  held 
without  any  especial  features  to  note.  In  the  spring  the 
new  song  book  appeared. 

The  49th  convention  met  at  Wooglin,  July  24,  25,  26 
and  27,  1888.  Delegates  were  present  from  thirty-two 
undergraduate  and  five  alumni  chapters.  Three  petitions 
were  placed  before  the  fraternity  from  Knox  College, 
Pennsylvania  State  College  and  the  University  of  Ne- 
braska. After  much  discussion  they  were  all  granted,  as 
was  also  the  long  delayed  petition  from  the  University  of 
Denver.  The  favorable  action  of  the  convention  was 
largely  due  to  the  extreme  care  with  which  the  petitioners 
in  each  instance  had  prepared  their  case.  They  each  pre- 
sented printed  information  of  the  most  conclusive  char- 
acter as  to  their  own  standing  and  that  of  their  respec- 
tive colleges,  and  answered  in  advance  nearly  every  ques- 
tion that  could  be  asked  concerning  them.  They  set  a 
high  standard  in  this  respect,  to  which  subsequent  peti- 
tioners have  been  obliged  to  conform. 

At  this  convention  the  principle  of  not  allowing  the 
representation  of  a  chapter  by  proxy  was  affirmed. 
George  Beebe,  an  alumnus  of  the  Cornell  chapter,  who 
had  moved  to  Lawrence,  Kansas,  the  site  of  the  Kansas 
chapter,  and  who  had  frequently  attended  its  meetings, 
sought  to  represent  them  at  the  convention,  but  was  not 
permitted  to  do  so.  The  convention  likewise  emphat- 
ically forbade  dual  fraternity  membership,  and  laid  down 
the  following  rule  concerning  resignations : 


THE  CONVENTION  OF    1888.  123 

No  member  of  this  fraternity  may  resign  his  membership  in 
any  active  chapter  of  the  fraternity  while  he  continues  a  student 
in  the  institution  wherein  said  chapter  is  situated,  and  still  retain 
his  membership  in  the  fraternity  at  large,  excepting  by  virtue  of 
a  special  dispensation  granted  by  the  board  of  directors. 

The  saving  clause  was  wisely  intended  for  such  an 
exceptional  case  as  had  formerly  arisen  at  the  University 
of  Mississippi,  where  the  resignation  was  caused  by  non- 
personal  reasons. 

A  feature  of  the  convention  was  a  sermon  by  Rev. 
Geo.  W.  F.  Birch,  D.  D.,  Washington,  '58,  from  the  text, 
"He  is  not  ashamed  to  call  them  brethren." 

The  convention  was  made  notable  by  the  presence  of 
an  unusual  number  of  alumni  of  the  preceding  generation, 
and  its  conservative  and  careful  treatment  of  the  subjects 
brought  before  it  for  discussion  may,  perhaps,  be  attrib- 
uted to  that  fact.  Among  other  things,  the  convention 
carefully  considered  the  standing  of  a  number  of  col- 
leges, and  ascertained  the  general  sentiment  of  the  fra- 
ternity concerning  the  establishment  of  chapters  at  such 
places. 

The  matter  of  getting  out  a  new  edition  of  the  cata- 
logue was  placed  in  the  hands  of  J.  Cal  Hanna,  and  an 
appropriation  was  made  toward  defraying  the  expenses  of 
the  same. 

The  magazine  was  ordered  to  discontinue  the  practice 
of  exchanging  with  other  fraternity  periodicals. 

The  Knox  chapter  was  instituted  September  G,  1888, 
under  the  name  of  Alpha  Xi,  the  Nebraska  chapter,  Sep- 


124  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

tember  13,  1888,  under  the  name  of  Alpha  Tau,  the 
Pennsylvania  State  chapter,  October  4,  1888,  under  the 
name  of  Alpha  Upsilon  and  the  Denver  chapter,  February 
28,  1889,  under  the  name  of  Alpha  Zeta.^ 

Opportunities  for  the  establishment  of  other  chapters 
speedily  arose.  Under  a  dispensation,  students  at  the 
University  of  Syracuse  were  initiated,  and  an  unusually 
worthy  group  of  petitioners  having  applied,  their  request 
was  unanimously  granted,  and  the  chapter  established 
January  10,  1889,  as  Beta  Epsilon.  Certain  students  of 
Wesleyan  were  also  initiated  at  Amherst  and  established 
as  a  chapter  May  17,  1890,  taking  the  name  of  Mu  Epsi- 
lon. 

Each  of  these  steps  was  taken  in  pursuance  of  a 
broader  policy  than  appeared  on  the  surface.  Early  in  the 
college  year,  1888-89,  a  correspondence  had  sprung  up 
between  certain  Betas  and  the  three  surviving  chapters  of 
the  Mystical  Seven,  one  of  the  oldest  of  the  fraternities, 
and  which  had  made  a  splendid  reputation  at  Wesleyan, 
Syracuse,  Emory,  Georgia,  and  elsewhere,  but  which,  as 
detailed  in  another  chapter,  had  suflfered  reverses,  leaving 
but  three  chapters  living;  viz:  At  the  Universitv  of  Vir- 
ginia, the  University  of  North  Carolina,  and  Davidson 
College.    At  the  University  of  Virginia,  the  Beta  chapter 


'  The  original  Knox  Chapter  was  called  the  Xi  and  the  Randolph 
Macon  Chapter  the  Alpha  Xi.  W'hen  the  roll  was  rearranged  in  1881  as 
the  Knox  Chapter  was  then  inactive  its  name  was  given  to  the  Randolph 
Mason  Chapter.  Alpha  Tau  was  the  name  of  the  chapter  at  William  and 
Mary  College,  Alpha  Upsilon  of  the  chapter  at  Boston  and  Alpha  Zeta  of 
the  one  at  Chicago.  Boston  was  called  Upsilon  hy  the  convention  of  1881. 
When  the  chapter  was  re-established  at  the  University  of  Chicago  it  was 
called    Lambda    Rho. 


THE    MYSTICAL    SEVEN.  125 

had  for  four  or  five  years  been  mainly  composed  of  mem- 
bers transferred  from  other  chapters,  who  were  pursuing 
professional  studies  only,  and  who  lacked  the  earnest,  ac- 
tive life  which  a  chapter  should  have.  It  was  felt  that  the 
Mystics  would  form  a  strong  and  desirable  addition  at 
this  place.  The  two  North  Carolina  chapters  would  re- 
vive the  inactive  Beta  chapters  at  those  institutions,  the 
Beta  chapters  at  ^Mississippi  and  Cumberland  would  re- 
vive the  inactive  Mystic  chapters  at  those  places,  and  it 
was  felt  that  Beta  Theta  Pi  was  strong  enough  to  enter 
Wesleyan  and  Syracuse  and  provide  the  alumni  of  the 
Mystic  chapters  at  those  places  with  proper  chapter  con- 
nections. The  negotiations  finally  resulted  in  the  appoint- 
ment of  a  committee  on  each  side :  for  Beta  Theta  Pi, 
Wm.  Raimond  Baird,  Stevens,  '78,  John  I.  Covington, 
Miami,  '70,  and  James  T.  Brown,  Cornell,  '76;  for  the 
Mystical  Seven,  Herbert  Barry,  Virginia,  '88,  E.  P. 
Withers,  North  Carolina,  '88,  L.  L.  Young,  Virginia,  '90, 
and  R.  R.  Stevenson,  Davidson,  89. 

The  committees  met  at  New  York,  December  29,  1888, 
and  agreed  upon  terms  which  the  convention  of  1889 
modified  in  some  particulars,  but  which  were  accepted  by 
the  Mystics,  and  the  agreement  as  modified  was  accepted 
by  the  Convention  of  1890. 

It  was  somewhat  singular  that  at  the  time  the  corres- 
pondence between  Mr.  Baird  and  Mr.  Barry  originated, 
J.  J.  Leake,  of  the  Randolph-Macon  chapter,  suggested 
to  the  General  Secretary  that  such  a  union  would  be  de- 
sirable. 


126  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Another  and  somewhat  similar  move  was  taking  place 
at  Dartmouth.  The  Sigma  Delta  Pi  society,  founded  in 
1858,  had  petitioned  for  a  Beta  charter  under  the  influ- 
ence of  the  Boston  chapter,  and  a  committee,  composed  of 
Wm.  M.  Warren,  \\\  H.  Seibert  and  C.  G.  Cushman,  re- 
ported favorably. 

A  dispensation  had  also  been  granted  to  the  Stevens 
chapter  for  the  purpose  of  initiating  students  at  Rutgers, 
and  had  been  wisely  used  in  bringing  into  the  fraternity 
two  energetic  young  men. 

June  19,  1889,  the  semi-centennial  of  the  Alpha  chapter 
was  celebrated  at  Miami,  in  connection  with  the  com- 
mencement exercises  of  the  university.  Two  of  the 
founders,  Marshall  and  Knox,  were  present,  and  a  goodly 
company  of  others  whose  names  are  sprinkled  through 
our  annals.  The  exercises  consisted  of  an  address  of 
welcome  by  Professor  A.  D.  Hepburn,  Jefiferson,  '51,  fol- 
lowed by  a  speech  from  the  president  of  the  university, 
and  then  by  speeches  from  John  Reily  Knox  and  S.  T. 
Marshall,  the  two  founders  present,  and  Major  Ransom, 
Dr.  Reamy,  and  others.  The  meeting  was  presided  over 
by  Hon.  John  W.  Herron,  who  was  president  of  the  fra- 
ternity, and  also  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  univer- 
sity. In  the  afternoon,  there  was  a  ladies'  reception  at 
the  Western  Female  Seminary,  given  by  Miss  Lelia 
McKee,  daughter  of  J.  L.  McKec,  Centre,  '50,  a 
constant  wearer  of  the  Beta  badge,  and  who  was  the  prin- 
cipal of  the  seminary,  assisted  by  several  ladies.  In  the 
evening   a   banquet    was    held,    and    there    were    present 


THE    CONVENTION    OF    1889.  127 

representatives  from  A  A  $,  $  A  0  and  A  K  E,  our 
long-time  rivals,  pleased  to  bear  witness  to  the  worthiness 
of  their  ancient  foe.  The  occasion  was  also  marked  by 
the  choice  of  the  rose  as  the  fraternity  flower. 

The  convention  of  1889  met  at  Wooglin,  July  23. 
Delegates  were  present  from  thirty-four  undergraduate 
and  one  alumni  chapter.  Petitions  were  presented  from 
Cincinnati  and  Michigan  State  College,  the  latter  was 
rejected  and  the  former  was  allowed  to  continue  initia- 
tions under  dispensation,  but  were  not  chartered.  Charters 
were  granted  to  the  Dartmouth  chapter  under  the  title  of 
Alpha  Omega,  and  to  Syracuse  under  that  of  Beta  Epsil- 
lon.  The  Mystical  Seven  matter  was  disposed  of  as  prev- 
iously stated.  The  Convention  also  recommended  the 
granting  of  several  dispensations,  with  subsequent  good 
results. 

Little  change  of  a  legislative  character  took  place.  The 
amendments  of  the  previous  convention  were  ratified  and 
became  part  of  the  organic  law,  and  no  new  laws  were 
enacted.  The  catalogue  editor  reported  the  nature  of  his 
work,  and  how  far  he  had  progressed.  The  magazine  was 
again  permitted  to  exchange  with  other  fraternitv  jour- 
nals, a  privilege  withdrawn  by  the  convention  of  the 
previous  year,  and  the  convention  ratified  and  endorsed 
the  selection  of  the  rose  as  an  additional  fraternitv  em- 
blem. 

The  social  features  of  the  meeting  were,  as  usual, 
prominent,  and  though  it  was  pre-eminently  a  working, 
convention,  it  was  notable  for  the  amount  of  pleasure  pro- 


128  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

vided  outside  of  that  derived  from  fraternal  intercourse. 

The.  year  1889-90  opened  auspiciously  with  the  con- 
summation of  the  union  witli  the  Mystical  Seven.  The 
convention  had  made  the  union  dependent  upon  the  con- 
sent of  the  Virginia  chapter,  whose  memhers  would  be 
most  intimately  afifected  by  it.  That  chapter  was  late  in 
its  organization  for  the  year,  hut  on  October  12,  1889, 
Rev.  G.  W.  F.  Birch,  D.  D.,  and  William  R.  Baird  vis- 
ited the  university  as  special  commissioners,  and  the 
formal  ratifications  were  exchanged.  The  chapter  at  the 
University  of  North  Carolina  was  formerly  inducted  into 
the  fraternity  December  7,  1889,  under  the  name  of  Eta 
Beta,  that  at  Davidson  College  February  8,  1890,  under 
the  name  of  Phi  Alpha,  under  the  direction  of  J.  J.  Leake, 
who  had  suggested  the  union  in  October.  1888.' 

In  January,  1890,  the  phrase,  "With  which  has  been 
united  the  Mystic  Messenger,"  was  added  to  the  title  of 
Beta  Theta  Pi  in  token  of  the  union. 

The  Wesleyan  and  Syracuse  chapters,  which  had  re- 
ceived charters  as  chapters  of  the  Mystical  Seven  before 
the  union,  at  once  began  to  take  steps  to  bring  into  har- 
monious Beta  relations  the  Mystic  alumni  of  those  two 
chapters.  In  the  spring  of  1890.  the  records  of  the  in- 
active Mystic  chapters  in  Georgia  were  recovered,  and 
steps  taken  to  find  and  bring  their  alumni  into  similar  re- 
lations. 

In  November,  1889,  a  fine  body  of  men  at  the  Univer- 


'   The    former   name   of   the   North    Carolina    Chapter   was    "I'2ta"    and   of 
Davidson    "Phi." 


THE   FIRST    FLAG. 


129 


sity  of  Minnesota  were  initiated  under  a  dispensation 
granted  to  the  Wisconsin  chapter,  and  subsequently  be- 
came the  Beta  Pi  chapter.  The  estabHshment  of  this 
chapter  was  mainly  due  to  the  efforts  of  W.  Teis  Smith, 
Iowa  Wesleyan,  '86 ;  Leedom  Sharp,  Pennsylvania,  '81, 
and  Edwin  A.  Jaggard,  Dickinson,  '79.  During  the  year 
the  work  of  reviving  the  Rutgers  chapter  was  prosecuted 
vigorously,  and  a  body  of  petitioners  at  Rochester  were 
diligently  at  work  preparing  their  petition  and  its  neces- 
sary recommendations,  and  similar  work  was  being  done 
at  Lehigh.  The  petition  from  the  University  of  Cincin- 
nati was  again  placed  before  the  chapters  and  received 
their  favorable  action,  and  the  chapter  was  formally  in- 
stituted May  30,  1890,  under  the  name  of  Beta  Nu.  It 
was,  in  effect,  a  revival  of  the  old  Cincinnati  chapter,  the 
second  one  of  the  fraternity.  This  petition  had  been  be- 
fore the  chapters  for  several  years,  and  the  applicants  had 
formed  themselves  into  a  local  society  called  the  X  2  Z, 
or  the  Hour  Glass  Society.  During  this  year,  also,  a  large 
number  of  petitions  were  received  which  never  passed 
beyond  the  initial  stages.  The  petition  from  the  Z  $  at 
the  University  of  Missouri  had  also  been  placed  before 
the  fraternity,  but  had  not  received  a  sufficient  number  of 
votes  at  the  date  when  the  convention  met,  and  so  it  hap- 
pened that  the  petition  was  granted  directly  by  the  con- 
vention. 

The  board  of  directors,  in  the  spring  of  1890,  through 
a  committee  composed  of  Frank  M.  Joyce,  Charles  M. 
Hepburn  and  John  I.  Covington,  selected  a  flag  for  the 


130  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

fraternity,  which  action  met  with  general  approval.  In 
March,  the  publication  of  the  Mystic  Messenger  was  be- 
gun, and  continued,  as  detailed  elsewhere.  The  results, 
however,  hoped  from  its  advent  were  not  secured.  Alto- 
gether, the  year  was  one  of  great  activity. 

The  convention  of  1890  assembled  at  Wooglin,  August 
25.  There  were  present  delegates  from  thirty-four  under- 
graduate and  five  alumni  chapters. 

The  address  of  welcome  was  made  by  John  Reily 
Knox,  one  of  the  founders  of  the  fraternity,  and  was  re- 
plied to  by  Governor  Beaver,  followed  by  the  raising  of 
the  fraternity  flag  above  the  club  house.  The  orator  was 
Willis  O.  Robb,  and  his  beautiful  address  on  "Fraternity 
Humanity"  was  a  delightful  exposition  of  elevated 
thought.  This  was  followed  by  the  poem  by  Willis 
Boughton,  Michigan,  '81,  and  a  meeting  in  memoriam  of 
Gen.  Robt.  W.  Smith,  of  the  old  Williams  chapter.  The 
convention  listened  to  the  reading  of  the  Mystic  ritual, 
received  and  heard  read  the  original  copy  of  the  consti- 
tution of  1839,  appointed  a  committee  to  revise  the  ritual, 
and  provided  a  scheme  for  paying  for  the  transportation 
of  at  least  one  delegate  from  each  chapter  to  the  conven- 
tions. It  also  appointed  a  committee  to  draft  a  revised 
form  of  government,  and  directed  that  the  incorporation 
of  the  fraternity  be  secured  beyond  reasonable  doubt. 

The  following  resolution  in  regard  to  the  relations  of 
alumni  and  other  Betas  at  a  college  was  passed,  as  ex- 
pressing accurately  the  sentiment  of  the  fraternity: 


THE    HARLAN    DINNER.  131 

Resolved,  That  this  convention  recognizes  that  the  spirit  of 
our  fraternity  gives  full  chapter  rights  and  membership  to  every 
Beta  in  any  department  of  an  institution  wherein  any  chapter  is 
located,  and  to  the  chapter  full  authority  and  fraternity  jurisdic- 
tion over  every  such  Beta. 

That  it  is  highly  desirable  that  it  be  left  to  fraternal  agree- 
ment between  the  chapter  and  individual  Betas  in  the  profession- 
al and  post-graduate  departments  whether  such  members  shall 
assume  all  the  responsibilities  and  privileges  belonging  to  such 
active  members. 

A  practice  which  has  been  followed  by  some  chapters 
for  several  years  was  referred  to  in  the  following  resolu- 
tion: 

Resolved,  That  every  chapter  shall  set  apart  one  session  in 
the  first  quarter  of  the  college  year  to  discuss  general  fraternity 
matters. 

The  year  1890-91  opened  with  the  institution  of  Z  $ 
at  the  University  of  Missouri,  October  6,  1890.  During 
the  year,  the  Lehigh  dispensation  was  continued  and  the 
chapter  slowly  and  carefully  built  up.  The  same  was  the 
case  with  the  Rutgers  petitioners;  and  March  5,  1891,  a 
number  of  students  at  Yale  were  initiated  under  a  dis- 
pensation to  the  Columbia  chapter. 

The  event  of  the  year,  however,  was  the  dinner  ten- 
dered to  Hon.  John  M'.  Harlan,  Centre,  '50,  one  of  the 
Justices  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States,  at 
Wormley's  Hotel,  Washington,  February  6,  1891.  Prev- 
ious to  that  time  no  similar  dinner  was  ever  given  by  a 
college  fraternity.  The  committee  was  composed  of  emi- 
nent men,  who  issued  an  autograph  invitation  to  attend. 


132  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     TIIETA     PI. 

One  hundred  and  eighty-two  guests  were  present,  and  the 
ceremonies  proper  were  preceded  by  the  initiation  of 
David  J.  Brewer,  Wesleyan,  '55,  Justice  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  the  United  States ;  Benjamin  S.  Minor,  Vir- 
ginia, '86 ;  Eugene  Withers,  North  Carohna,  '88 ;  Frank 
Andrews,  Virginia,  '1)1,  and  Geo.  B.  Johnston,  Virginia, 
'72,  members  of  the  Mystical  Seven,  and  Prof.  John  R. 
Eastman,  of  the  U.  S.  Naval  Observatory,  Dartmouth, 
'62,  of  tiic  2  A  11  society.  "Never  before  in  the  history 
of  the  college  fraternities  had  such  eminent  candidates 
appeared  together  for  initiation." 

The  fraternity  caught  the  banqueting  fever,  and  din- 
ners were  held  at  Syracuse,  at  Boston,  at  Newark,  Ohio, 
and  at  Chicago. 

The  year  was  otherwise  one  of  quiet  work  and  steady 
progress. 

The  convention  of  I8iil  met  at  Wooglin,  August  3, 
and  lasted  for  six  days.  Delegates  were  present  from 
fifty-two  chapters,  ten  being  unrepresented. 

The  convention  was  pre-eminently  a  legislative  one. 
Radical  changes  were  suggested  in  the  system  of  gov- 
ernment. The  functions  before  exercised  by  the  board  of 
directors  were  divided  with  a  new  body,  called  the  execu- 
tive committee,  composed  of  the  three  general  officers,  the 
General  Secretary,  the  General  Treasurer  and  the  Alumni 
Secretary,  one  of  wdiom  was  to  be  elected  each  vear,  for 
the  term  of  three  years.  This  committee  was  charged 
with  the  "executive  administration  of  the  affairs  of  the 
fraternity."     The  board  of  directors  retained  the  corpor- 


CONSTITUTIONAL  CHANGES.  133 

ate  powers  vested  in  them  by  the  law  of  Ohio  and  the 
control  of  "the  surplus  funds  and  properties  of  the  fra- 
ternity," together  with  the  duty  of  framing  the  bond  of 
the  General  Treasurer.  The  General  Treasurer  was  made 
the  custodian  of  the  funds  of  the  fraternity  and  directed 
to  pay  them  out  only  upon  appropriations  made  by  the 
general  convention,  or  upon  requisitions  of  the  General 
Secretary  or  magazine  editor,  approved  by  the  Alumni 
Secretary.  The  funds  were  thus  made  payable  to  the 
persons  who  needed  to  use  them,  and  the  Alumni  Secre- 
tary was  made  an  auditing  officer.  These  were  constitu- 
tional changes,  and  were  subject  to  the  approval  of  the 
next  convention. 

The  changes  made  in  the  laws  were,  that  the  convention 
minutes  should  be  made  a  special  number  of  the  maga- 
zine, the  chapter  semi-annual  letters  were  abolished  and 
annual  letters  from  each  chapter  provided  for,  all  of 
them  to  be  collected  and  published  as  a  special  or  supple- 
mental number  to  the  magazine,  the  subscription  price  of 
which  was  raised  to  two  dollars  except  to  the  younger 
alumni  of  three  years'  standing  or  less,  to  whom  the  price 
continued  to  be  one  dollar. 

These  changes  were  all  in  the  direction  of  increasing 
the  amount  and  availability  of  the  information  concern- 
ing the  fraternity,  and  placing  the  administration  of  its 
affairs  and  the  disbursing  of  its  funds  in  the  hands  of  the 
officers  whose  duty  it  was  to  suggest  and  advise  executive 
movements  and  the  payment  of  money. 

It  will  be  remembered  that  the  petition  from  the  Uni- 


134  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     TIIETA     PI. 

vcrsity  of  Rochester  had  been  rejected  by  the  preceding 
convention  and  a  dispensation  issued  to  the  Cornell 
chapter.     This  chapter  had  declined  to  use  it.^ 

Three  petitions  came  before  the  convention  from  Le- 
high, Rutg-crs  and  Yale,  and  were  all  granted  ;  to  Lehigh 
as  "Beta  Chi/'  to  Rutgers  under  its  old  name  of  "Beta 
Gamma,"  and  to  Yale  under  the  name  of  "Phi  Chi."  The 
Kenyon  and  Pennsylvania  chapters  had  virtually  become 
inactive  during  the  year,  and  the  charter  of  the  latter  was 
withdrawn,  but  at  the  earnest  request  of  two  Kenyon 
alumni,  W.  K.  L.  Warwick  and  J.  Ed.  Good,  the  charter 
of  the  former  was  placed  in  their  hands,  with  good  future 
results. 

The  formal  installation  of  the  Lehigh  chapter  took 
place  October  1,  1891,  of  the  revived  Rutgers  chapter  a 
little  later  in  the  same  month,  and  of  the  Yale  chapter 
February  19,  1892. 

During  the  year  1891-92,  petitions  were  received  from 
Buchtel  College,  the  University  of  Illinois,  Washington 
&  Lee  University  and  U.  S.  Grant  University,  and  move- 
ments for  chapters  at  other  places  were  set  on  foot,  but 
none  of  them  could  secure  the  necessary  preliminary  rec- 
ommendations. 

The  year  was  one  of  internal  development  and  work. 
Some  chapters  were  strengthened,  district  reunions  and 
other  gatherings  were  frequent.  A  dinner  at  Baltimore 
February  26,  called  Wm.  M.  Springer  and  Justice 
Brewer  from  the  capitol,  and  a  series  of  gatherings  of  this 

'  The  petitioners  subsequently  secured  a  charter  from  Theta  Delta  Ch'. 


THE  CONVENTION  OF  1892.  135 

kind,  fittingly  terminated  April  16,  1892,  with  a  dinner 
given  to  John  W.  Noble,  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  at  the 
Fifth  Avenue  Hotel,  New  York  City.  This,  though  not 
so  large  a  gathering  as  the  dinner  to  Justice  Harlan,  was 
well  attended,  attracted  much  public  attention,  and  was 
made  more  of  by  the  press  of  the  country  than  the  con- 
ventions of  many  fraternities,  doubtless  owing  to  the 
prominence  of  the  guests  and  some  of  the  speakers.  Gov- 
ernor Beaver,  of  Pennsylvania,  presided. 

During  the  year,  also,  considerable  interest  was  mani- 
fested in  a  proposed  exhibit  of  the  college  fraternities  at 
the  World's  Fair,  chiefly  incited  by  R.  Lee  Fearn,  Stev- 
ens, '84,  who  was  Secretary  of  the  Foreign  Department  at 
the  fair.  The  proposed  exhibit  was  not  brought  together 
in  time,  the  necessary  co-operation  of  other  fraternities 
could  not  be  secured,  and  the  project  was  finally  aban- 
doned. 

The  convention  of  1892  met  at  Wooglin,  August  3. 
Delegates  were  present  from  thirty-seven  undergraduate 
and  three  alumni  chapters. 

The  amendments  to  the  constitution  passed  by  the  con- 
vention of  1891  were  ratified,  and  thus  became  part  of  the 
organic  law  of  the  fraternity.  The  payment  of  the  annual 
dues  was  made  a  prerequisite  to  the  representation  of  a 
chapter  at  a  convention,  and  were  fixed  at  a  sum  which 
would  include  the  payments  theretofore  made  on  account 
of  the  magazine,  the  railroad  tax  and  the  general  expense 
account. 

The  charter  of  the  Pennsylvania    chapter    was    with- 


136  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

drawn,  and  a  few  of  the  chapters  were  placed  on  proba- 
tion on  account  of  sundry  delinquencies  in  their  work.  No 
charters  were  granted,  but  dispensations  were  directed 
to  be  issued  to  the  Northwestern  chapter  to  initiate  stu- 
dents at  the  newly  revived  University  of  Chicago,  and  to 
the  California  chapter  to  initiate  students  at  the  Leland 
Stanford  University. 

The  first  Annual,  composed  of  the  chapter  letters,  and 
comprising  a  volume  of  250  pages  and  replete  with  in- 
formation concerning  the  fraternity,  was  presented  to  this 
convention. 

During  the  year  1892-93,  the  subject  of  a  representa- 
tion of  the  fraternity  at  the  World's  Fair  quite  generally 
engaged  the  attention  of  the  chapters. 

The  dispensation  for  the  University  of  Chicago  was 
exercised  by  the  Northwestern  chapter,  September  30, 
1892,  and  six  students  of  the  class  of  '94  and  '96  were 
initiated.  No  other  chapters  were  established  or  at- 
tempted during  the  year,  but  there  was  an  unusual  num- 
ber of  informal  gatherings  at  Baltimore.  Washington, 
New  York,  Denver,  Boston,  and  other  Beta  centers  of 
activity. 

The  new  plan  whereby  the  aflfairs  of  the  fraternity 
were  to  be  administerbd  by  the  Executive  Committee 
whereas  the  law  of  Ohio  under  which  the  fraternity  was 
incorporated  prescribed  that  such  powers  should  be  vested 
in  the  Board  of  Directors,  produced  the  natural  result  of 
introducing  confusion  into  the  administration  of  the  fra- 
ternity.     Each   body   sought  to  exercise  exclusively  the 


THE  CONVENTION  OF  1893.  137 

functions  conferred  upon  it  by  the  fraternity  and  the 
state  respectively.  As  each  body  was  composed  of  earn- 
est, loyal  Betas  the  situation  became  painful  and  contin- 
ued to  be  a  source  of  trouble  for  a  few  years  until  the 
two  bodies  were  practically  merged  into  a  harmonious 
board  of  trustees. 

The  convention  of  1893  met  at  Wooglin,  July  26. 
Delegates  were  present  from  forty-eight  undergraduate 
with  five  alumni  chapters. 

The  convention  granted  a  charter  to  the  petitioners 
from  the  University  of  Chicago,  withdrew  the  charter  of 
the  chapter  at  Randolph-Macon  College  and  attached  a 
limiting  condition  to  that  of  the  Mississippi  chapter. 

Other  legislation  was  had  looking  to  improvement  in 
the  routine  work  of  the  fraternity,  and  it  was  also  order- 
ed that  the  magazine  be  moved  from  Cincinnati  to  New 
York. 

The  World's  Fair  at  Chicago  undoubtedly  was  the 
cause  of  the  meagre  attendance  of  visitors  at  this  con- 
vention, but  its  work  was  well  and  loyally  done. 

This  was  the  last  convention  held  at  Wooglin. 


CHAPTER  VII. 

History  iSg^-iQod.    From  the  Convention  of  i8p^  to  the 

Present  Time. 

During-  the  year  1893-94,  the  progress  of  the  frater- 
nity was  noticeable  in  many  directions.  The  adminis- 
tration of  the  Executive  Committee  was  firmer  and  it 
felt  that  it  had  the  confidence  of  the  fraternity  and  was 
not  afraid  to  exercise  the  power  which  had  been  entrust- 
ed to  it.  In  an  eflfort  to  harmonize  the  relations  between  it 
and  the  Board  of  Directors  the  members  of  this  com- 
mittee had  been  chosen  Directors.  This  was  of  some 
value,  but,  as  a  matter  of  fact,  the  powers  of  the  Directors 
as  prescribed  by  the  law  of  Ohio  overlapped  those  of  the 
Executive  Committee  as  prescribed  by  the  fraternity  and, 
as  each  body  sought  to  do  their  duty  and  each  perform 
all  of  such  functions,  an  irreconcilable  conflict  arose. 
There  was  during  the  year  considerable  heated  corres- 
pondence arising  out  of  the  difficulties  of  this  situation. 
The  discord  was,  however,  ignored  in  the  Beta  Theta 
Pi  and  the  underg-raduatcs  knew  little  of  it. 

The  Kenyon  chapter  was  revived  in  September,  1893, 
with  a  fine  body  of  men  secured  through  the  efforts  of 
J.  Ed.  Good,  Kenyon,  '84,  Alonzo  M.  Snyder,  Kenyon, 
'85,  and  Arthur  H.  Billman,  Wooster,  '95,  the  latter  hav- 
ing emigrated   from   Wooster    to    Kenyon    to    help  the 

(138) 


THE  CONVENTION   OF   1894.  139 

movement.  The  chapter  at  the  University  of  Chicago 
was  estabHshed  January  26,  1894.  No  name  was  as- 
signed to  it  but  it  temporarily  assumed  the  name  of  "AP" 
which  it  was  permitted  to  retain.  During  the  year,  un- 
der dispensations,  students  were  initiated  at  Stanford 
University  and  New  York  University  with  a  view  to  es- 
tabHshing  chapters  at  those  institutions.  AppHcations 
for  chapters  were  also  received  from  Central  University 
(Missouri)  William  Jewell  College  (Missouri)  Baker 
University  (Kansas)  and  from  the  Gamma  Digamma 
Kappa  Society  at  Washington  &  Lee  University.  None 
of  these  petitions  were  favorably  acted  upon. 

All  of  the  chapters  were  in  good  condition  with  the 
exception  of  those  at  Columbia,  Harvard  and  Missis- 
sippi. 

During  this  year  the  Betas  at  Chicago  gave  a  banquet 
to  John  I.  Covington  in  deserved  recognition  of  his  pre- 
eminent services  to  the  fraternity.  At  the  usual  reunion 
of  the  Ohio  chapters  at  Columbus,  Gen.  John  B.  Gordon, 
Georgia,  '58,  an  eminent  member  of  the  Mystical  Seven, 
was  initiated. 

The  convention  of  1894  met  at  Niagara  Falls,  July 
24,  1894.  Delegates  were  present  from  all  of  the  under- 
graduate chapters  except  Columbia,  Johns  Hopkins, 
North  Carolina,  Richmond^  Bethany,  Hanover  and 
Iowa.  Eight  alumni  chapters  were  represented.  Mel- 
ville D.  Landon,  Colgate,  '61,  (Eli  Perkins)  was  the 
orator  and  Harmon  S.  Babcock,  Brown,  '74,  was  the 
poet. 


140  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

The  convention  granted  a  charter  to  the  petitioners 
from  Stanford  who  had  been  initiated  under  the  dispen- 
sation above  mentioned.  The  charter  of  the  Mississippi 
chapter  was  placed  in  the  hands  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee. A  petition  from  Tuft's  College  was  rejected. 
A  dispensation  was  ordered  to  be  issued  to  the  Stevens 
chapters  to  initiate  students  at  the  New  York  Univer- 
sity. 

This  convention  enacted  much  legislation  in  a  fruit- 
less endeavor  to  harmonize  the  relations  between  its  two 
discordant  executive  bodies.  It  also  received  and  ac- 
cepted the  report  of  William  R.  Baird  announcing  the 
publication  of  "Fraternity  Studies"  authorized  by  the 
convention  of  1893.  The  magazine  management  was 
approved  and  continued.  This  was  the  first  convention 
not  held  at  Wooglin  in  a  number  of  years  and  many  of 
the  convention  veterans  seemed  to  enjoy  the  change.    . 

During  the  college  year  1894-95  the  fraternity  con- 
tinued to  be  hampered  by  the  lack  of  harmony  between 
the  trustees  and  the  Executive  Committee.  The  directors 
practically  did  nothing  except  to  approve  of  the  bond  of 
the  treasurer,  adjust  the  claim  of  Charles  M.  Hepburn, 
the  former  editor  and  business  manager  of  the  Beta 
Theta  Pi^  and  to  inquire  into  the  status  of  the  incorpor- 
ation of  the  fraternity.  It  was  ascertained  that  in  1879 
all  the  requirements  of  the  Ohio  law  had  not  been  com- 
plied with  and  the  directors  thereupon  reincorporated 
themselves  under  date  of  March  1(5,  1895.  The  General 
Treasurer  refused,  however,  either  to  inform  the  directors 


THE   BEAVER   DINNER.  141 

of  his  receipts  and  expenditures,  or  to  permit  them  to 
supervise  his  accounts,  claiming  to  be  responsible  only 
to  the  convention.  In  effect,  the  Executive  Committee 
continued  to  administer  the  affairs  of  the  Fraternity. 

One  chapter  was  established  during  the  year,  the 
"A  2"  at  Stanford.  The  Mississippi  chapter  made  sev- 
eral initiations,  and  the  Harvard,  Yale,  and  Columbia 
chapters  showed  marked  improvement.  A  dispensation 
was  issued  to  the  Lehigh  chapter  to  initiate  students  at 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania  with  a  view  to  the  re- 
vival of  the  Phi  chapter.  The  dispensation  to  Stevens 
to  initiate  men  at  New  York  University  was  not  exer- 
cised. 

Several  movements  for  chapters  were  projected. 
Petitions  were  received  from  the  Universities  of  Ten- 
nessee, Vermont  and  Arkansas.  Applications  for  char- 
ters were  made  by  the  last  surviving  chapters  of  $  0  *  at 
Washington  and  Lee,  and  William  and  Mary,  to  revive  the 
inactive  Beta  chapters  at  those  colleges,  but  they  did  not 
receive  the  support  of  the  nearby  chapters.  A  movement 
was  also  started  at  the  State  University  of  Washington. 

In  connection  with  the  usual  reunion  of  district  III,  a 
dinner  was  given  at  Philadelphia  to  Governor  Beaver  of 
Pennsylvania,  April  25th,  1895.  There  were  many  re- 
unions and  banquets  throughout  the  year  and  alumni 
chapters  were  organized  in  Philadelphia,  St.  Louis  and 
Boston.  The  magazine  management  sent  the  issue  of 
the   magazine   containing   the   annual    reports   to  practi- 


142  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

cally  all  of  the  alumni  for  the  first  time  and  it  awakened 
much  interest. 

Two  deaths  occurred  during-  the  year,  which  were  of 
serious  moment.  Samuel  Taylor  Marshall.,  one  of  the 
surviving-  founders  of  the  fraternity,  and  John  I.  Cov- 
ington, both  died.  Covington  was  one  of  the  most  un- 
selfish and  devoted  enthusiasts  the  fraternity  world  ever 
produced.  B  ©  11  is  indebted  to  him  for  many  of  its 
best  features.     His  death  was  widely  and  keenly  felt. 

The  convention  of  1895  was  held  at  the  Chicago  Beach 
Hotel.  July  23-27.  It  was  well  attended  and  the  Chi- 
cago alumni  exerted  themselves  to  entertain  the  visiting 
Betas. 

No  charters  were  granted  by  this  convention,  but  the 
petition  from  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  was  or- 
dered to  be  submitted  to  the  chapters  for  action  as  soon 
as  the  college  year  opened,  and  the  dispensation  to  the 
Stevens  chapters  to  initiate  men  at  New  York  Univer- 
sity was  ordered  discontinued.  The  charter  of  the 
Richmond  chapter  was  withdrawn. 

The  directors,  in  their  report  to  this  convention,  com- 
plained that  the  Treasurer  had  neglected  to  inform  them 
concerning  the  receipts  and  expenditure  of  money  and  in- 
sisted that  their  legal  rights  be  recognized.  The  chairman 
of  the  Committee  on  Constitution  and  Jurisprudence  who 
had  long  been  a  director  and  one  of  the  most  active  in  en- 
deavoring- to  secure  its  control  of  the  fraternity's  finances 
framed  and  submitted  to  the  convention  enactments  de- 
signed to  accomplish  such  purpose.     These  were  reject- 


THE    CODE    COMMISSION.  143 

ed  by  the  convention  whereupon  most  of  the  directors  re- 
signed.    Their  places  were  promptly  filled. 

In  order  to  remedy  the  lack  of  harmony  in  the  gov- 
erning bodies  of  the  fraternity,  a  code  commission  was 
appointed  to  draft  a  new  constitution  and  laws  which 
should  prevent  the  continuance  of  the  undesirable  con- 
dition then  existing. 

The  General  Treasurer  reported  that  he  was  frequent- 
ly in  doubt  from  what  location  to  pay  the  railroad  fare  of 
some  of  the  delegates.  He  said  one  New  England  chap- 
ter had  twice  been  represented  by  a  member  residing  in 
Florida  and  who  claimed  mileage  from  his  place  of  res- 
idence and  that  other  similar  discrepancies  had  arisen 
and  he  asked  for  instructions.  A'fter  some  discussion, 
the  treasurer  was  ordered  to  pay  the  fare  of  the  dele- 
gates from  his  residence  and  not  from  the  location  of 
the  chapter  which  he  represented. 

The  revised  ritual  was  received  and  ordered  to  be 
printed  for  trial  by  the  chapters. 

An  attempt  was  made  to  solidify  the  districts  and 
consolidate  their  influence  by  the  passage  of  a  resolu- 
tion that  the  districts  should  elect  and  recommend  to  the 
president  of  each  convention  nominees  for  the  commit- 
tee on  chapters  and  charters.  This  attempt  to  control 
the  action  of  the  president  was  not  repeated  at  subse- 
quent conventions  and  the  resolution  has  never  since 
been  followed. 

A  pleasant  incident  of  the  meeting  was  the  receipt 


144  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

from  the  2  X,  assembled  in  convention  at  Cincinatti, 
a  telegram   reading: 

"The  youngest  sister  of  Miami's  triad  sends  greeting 
to  the  eldest." 

Which  was  appropriately  replied  to. 

The  public  exercises  consisted  of  an  address  by  John 
J.  Lentz,  Wooster,  '81,  and  a  poem  by  Don  D.  Donnan, 
Iowa,  '85. 

The  year  1895-6  was  uneventful.  The  reorganized 
directors  did  nothing  except  to  consider  matters  so  strictly 
within  their  sphere  of  action  that  there  could  be  no 
question  about  it,  and  the  Executive  Committee  admin- 
istered the  affairs  of  the  fraternity  efficiently. 

Two  banquets  given  during  the  college  year,  one  at 
Philadelphia  to  Mr.  Justice  Brewer,  of  the  Supreme 
Court,  and  the  other  at  Boston  to  Alonzo  P.  Car- 
penter, Williams,  '49,  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  New 
Hampshire ;  Johns  Hopkins,  Dartmouth,  '02,  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Massachusetts,  and  William  T.  Elmer, 
Wesleyan,  '58,  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Connecticut, 
attracted  some  public  attention. 

The  petition  from  the  University  of  Pennsylvania 
placed  before  the  chapters  was  granted.  The  Phi  chap- 
ter thus  re-established  received  an  unexpected  accession 
of  strength  from  the  fact  that  just  prior  to  its  installa- 
tion the  T  A  society  which  had  been  petitioning  A  A  ^ 
for  a  charter,  withdrew  such  petition  and  joined  the 
Beta  applicants. 

The   Mississippi   chapter   did   not   improve.     An   epi- 


THE  NEW  CONSTITUTION.  145 

demic  caused  an  unusual  temporary  decrease  in  its  at- 
tendance and  this  became  permanent  by  the  active  soHc- 
itation  of  rival  institutions.  During  the  year  much  ac- 
tivity was  manifested  by  the  chapters  in  entering  chapter 
houses,  seven  being  added  to  the  list.  The  reunions 
were  numerous  and  enthusiastic,  all  of  the  districts  but 
three  having  banquets  in  connection  with  them. 

The  reactionary  spirit  of  the  Chicago  convention  dis- 
couraged petitions  for  charters  and  only  two  such  move- 
ments took  place  during  the  year,  namely,  the  one  at  the 
New  York  University  and  the  other  at  the  ]\Iassachusetts 
Institute  of  Technology. 

The  code  commission  consisting  of  Major  Ranson, 
J.  Cal  Hanna  and  William  A.  Hamilton,  worked  hard 
during  the  year  preparing  a  new  constitution. 

The  convention  of  1896  was  held  at  the  White  Sul- 
phur Springs,  West  Va.,  July  28th-31st.  The  weather 
was  intensely  hot  and  tried  the  patience  of  the  delegates 
and  the  debates  were  consequently  sharp  in  tone.  In 
fact,  the  differences  of  opinion  which  arose  made  all  un- 
comfortable and  in  many  respects  the  convention  lacked 
hannony.  But  it  did  important  work  and  the  temporary 
discord  soon  disappeared  and  was  forgotten. 

The  new  constitution  was  adopted  so  far  as  it  could 
be  done,  as  it  required  the  action  o^f  two  successive  con- 
ventions to  make  a  change  in  the  organic  law.  Most  of 
the  recommendations  of  the  commission  were  accepted 
unaltered  but  a  proposed  provision  making  the  conven- 
tions biennial  instead  of  annual  was  rejected. 


146  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

The  principal  changes  were  the  abolition  of  the  Ex- 
ecutive Committee,  the  reduction  of  the  number  of  direc- 
tors to  six  and  the  inclusion  of  the  president,  general 
secretary  and  general  treasurer  among  that  number. 
One-third  of  the  trustees/  that  is,  one  officer  and  one 
trustee  were  to  be  elected  each  year.  The  office  of  alum- 
ni secretary  was  abolished. 

The  commission  restricted  the  constitution  closely  to 
a  statement  of  a  plan  of  government  and  left  the  regu- 
lation of  matters  of  administration  to  be  governed  by  a 
series  of  laws.  They  also  reported  that  an  examination 
of  the  legal  questions  involved  and  the  receipt  of  opin- 
ions from  the  Attorney  General  and  Secretary  of  the 
State  of  Ohio  enabled  them  to  report  that  the  laws  of 
Ohio  placed  no  restriction  upon  the  residence  of  any  of 
the  trustees,  thus  getting  rid  of  a  great  stumbling  block. 

The  code  commission  was  continued  and  instructed 
to  prepare  a  system  of  laws  in  harmony  with  the  pro- 
visions of  the  new  constitution. 

The  convention  rejected  the  petition  from  the  New 
York  University  and  discouraged  a  petition  from  the 
Indianapolis  alumni  for  the  re-establishment  of  the  chap- 
ter at  Butler  University. 

The  public  exercises  consisted  of  an  address  on  "The 
Fraternity  as  an  Element  of  National  Unity,"  by  John 
S.  Wise,  Virginia,  '(i7,  and  a  poem  on  The  Legend  of 
WoogHn,  by  Francis  H.  Sisson,  Knox,  '92. 


*  From  1879  to  1897  the  directors  were  usually  called  "directors," 
since  that  time  they  have  been  called  "trustees."  The  legal  significance  of 
the  two   words  is  the  same. 


NEW  CONSTITUTION  AND  LAWS.  147 

The  college  year  1896-97  was  uneventful.  No  chap- 
ters were  established  during  the  year,  and  no  petitions 
were  presented  to  the  fraternity,  for  the  first  time  in  its 
history.  The  rejection  of  applications  from  New  York 
University,  University  of  Vermont,  Tufts  College,  and 
a  number  of  other  well  known  institutions  had  fright- 
ened ofif  applicants  and  discouraged  the  alumni.  Much 
work  was  done  however  in  the  direction  of  improving 
the  administration  of  the  fraternity. 

The  convention  of  1897  took  place  at  Niagara  Falls 
July  16-20.  Its  most  important  work  was  the  formal 
and  final  adoption  of  the  new  constitution  and  the  con- 
sideration of  an  entire  system  of  laws,  which  were  adopt- 
ed practically  as  presented.  The  power  to  issue  dispen- 
sations was  given  to  the  trustees,  and  they  were  also  giv- 
en a  veto  power  upon  the  legislation  of  the  conventions 
to  be  exercised  by  a  vote  of  four  members  within  one 
month  after  the  publication  of  the  minutes  and  concern- 
ing any  subject  except  the  granting  or  revoking  of  a 
charter.  This  power  is  a  safeguard  and  happily  its 
exercise  has  seldom  been  called  for.  The  manner  of 
providing  for  the  payment  of  money  was  also  modified 
requiring  payments  by  the  general  treasurer  upon  war- 
rants signed  by  the  president. 

There  were  in  reality  few  changes  in  the  laws  but 
their  arrangement  was  improved  and  their  language 
clarified.  It  should  be  said  here  that  since  the  enact- 
ment of  this  code  and  constitution,  no  questions  of  inter- 
pretation have  arisen  under  it,  and  the  constitution  has 


148  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

not  required  ainendment.  At  this  convention  the  en- 
tire Board  of  Trustees  resigned,  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee went  out  of  ofBce  and  new  trustees  were  elect- 
ed, viz:  Wilham  A.  Hamilton,  President,  J.  Cal  Hanna, 
General  Secretary,  Charles  L.  Thornburg-,  General 
Treasurer,  and  Willis  O.  Robb,  Francis  H.  Sisson,  and 
Campbell  J.   McDiarmid. 

The  committee  on  chapters  and  charters  at  this  con- 
vention recommended  the  withdrawal  of  the  charters  of 
three  chapters  and  thus  began  a  movement  on  the  part 
of  a  'few  chapters  which  has  been  a  source  of  unrest  to 
all  the  chapters  in  the  small  colleges  ever  since. 

The  year  1897-1898  was  another  one  of  quiet 
growth  and  progress.  It  was  saddened  by  the  death  of 
John  Reily  Knox  which  occurred  Feb.  7th,  1898.  No 
apjilications  were  made  for  chapters.  The  only  move- 
ment in  this  direction  was  made  by  a  local  society  at 
Columbian  University  (since  re-named  George  Wash- 
ington University)  at  Washington,  D.  C.  and  that  did 
not  pass  throgh  the  initial  stages.  The  board  of  trustees 
held  four  meetings  during  the  year  and  did  its  wirk  ably. 

The  Yale  chapter,  which  had  been  the  object  of  some 
solicitude  on  the  part  of  the  chapters,  was  investigated 
thoroughly  by  Willis  O.  Robb  and  an  accurate  statement 
of  its  condition  and  prospects  presented  to  the  fraternity. 
The  Vanderbilt  chapter  suffered  a  serious  decline  and  the 
North  Carolina  and  Mississippi  chapters  were  not  in  as 
good  condition  as  desired,  but  the  Columbia  chapter 
steadily  improved. 


DEATH    OF   JOHN    REILY    KNOX.  149 

The  General  Secretary  re-arranged  the  districts  slightly, 
putting  the  two  chapters  on  the  Pacific  coast  in  a  new- 
district  and  transferring  Michigan  from  District  VII  to 
District  VIII. 

The  war  with  Spain  took  away  from  the  chapters 
some  of  their  most  earnest  workers. 

During  this  year  the  Cornell  chapter  attempted  to  expel 
one  of  its  alumni  members  for  non-payment  of  dues  ac- 
cruing while  he  was  an  undergraduate.  The  trustees 
declined  to  permit  this  but  offered  under  the  laws  to  as- 
sume original  jurisdiction  of  the  case  if  a  proper  com- 
plaint were  made. 

The  general  treasurer  was  better  sustained  during 
the  year  than  ever  before  and  the  administrative  system 
worked  smoothly  and  well. 

The  convention  of  1898  was  held  at  Cincinnat,  July 
19-22.  It  adopted  the  code  of  laws  and  appointed  a 
committee  to  provide  a  suitable  memorial  of  Pater  Knox. 
It  authorized  the  Lambda  chapter  to  place  upon  its  roll 
the  names  of  David  M.  Cooper  and  Horatio  W.  Shaw, 
dropped  at  their  own  request  in  1847.  It  considered  the 
question  of  the  relations  of  the  alumni  to  the  under  grad- 
uates without  any  particular  conclusion  being  arrived  at 
and  performed  admirably  a  lot  of  routine  work.  The 
social  side  of  the  convention  received  ample  attention 
and  the  generous  hospitality  of  the  Cincinnati  Betas  was 
thoroughly  enjoyed  by  all. 

The  year  1897-98  closed  the  term  as  general  treas- 
urer  of   Charles   L.   Thornburg.     He    systematized   the 


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work  of  his  office,  put  into  effect  many  novel  and  effi- 
cient features  of  administration  and  left  it  with  the  gen- 
eral regret  of  the  fraternity. 

The  year  1898-99  was  one  during  which  the  frater- 
nity practically  stood  still,  if  it  did  not  actually  retro- 
grade. The  long  discord  between  the  executive  com- 
mittee and  the  trustees  had  its  result  in  lack  of  enthus- 
iasm and  interest  in  some  of  the  chapters,  and  the  unsettled 
business  conditions  resulting  from  the  war  with  Spain, 
and  the  hostile  attitude  of  many  of  the  chapters  toward 
natural  efforts  at  expansion,  all  had  their  natural  effect. 

rXiring  the  year  no  chapters  were  established  and  but 
one  petition  for  a  charter  was  received.  This  was  made 
by  a  local  fraternity  at  the  University  of  West  Virginia. 

The  Cumberland  chapter  at  the  close  of  the  year  sur- 
rendered its  charter  on  account  of  a  lack  of  suitable  ma- 
terial in  the  undergraduate  department  of  Cumberland 
University  and  the  fluctuating  character  of  the  attend- 
ance in  the  professional  schools.  The  Vanderbilt,  Beth- 
any, Hampden-Sidney  and  North  Carolina  chapters 
were  in  rather  poor  condition  during  the  year  and  the 
Mississippi  chapter  was  moribund.  The  remainder  of  the 
chapters  were  in  good  condition. 

During  the  year,  the  Cornell  chapter  preferred 
charges  against  the  alumnus  previously  referred  to  for 
non-payment  of  chapter  dues  owing  from  his  undergrad- 
uate days  and  he  was  tried,  convicted  and  expelled. 

The  convention  of  1899  met  at  Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y., 
July  28th-Aug.  1st.     It  granted  no  charters  and  distinct- 


NEW   CATALOGUE  ISSUED.  151 

ly  discouraged  suggestions  for  chapters  at  the  Univer- 
sities of  West  Virginia  and  Washington  and  at  Drury 
College  (Mo.)  It  considered  the  matter  of  member- 
ship in  0  N  E  and  similar  inter-class,  inter-fraternity 
societies  and  forbade  Betas  to  join  the  same,  except  up- 
on a  dispensation  of  the  trustees  issued  upon  the  appli- 
cation for  a  chapter  by  a  two-thirds  majority  vote  and 
then  the  dispensation  was  to  be  for  one  year  only. 

The  alumni  relations  of  the  fraternity  were  carefully 
considered  and  discussed  and  a  law  enacted  directing  the 
trustees  to  send  to  the  alumni  a  general  letter  every  four 
years  and  to  the  alumni  of  every  inactive  chapter  every 
year.  A  new  pledge  button  was  adopted  and  a  new  de- 
sign 'for  a  flag  was  suggested  and  a  standard  form  of 
badge  was  adopted. 

A  committee  was  appointed  to  place  at  Miami  Uni- 
versity a  memorial  tablet  commerative  of  John  Reily 
Knox  and  his  part  in  founding  the  fraternity. 

At  this  convention  the  catalogue  completely  printed  and 
bound  was  presented  and  Brother  Hanna's  eleven  years 
work  on  it  was  finished.  He  also  retired  as  general  secre- 
tary after  an  unprecedented  term  of  most  efficient  service. 

During  1899-00  the  Board  of  Trustees,  acting  under 
the  mandate  of  the  convention,  sent  committees  to  in- 
spect the  Mississippi,  North  Carolina  and  Vanderbilt 
chapters.  As  a  result  of  the  work,  the  last  two  chapters 
were  rescued  from  a  perilous  condition.  The  Columbia 
and  Yale  chapters  steadily  improved  and  the  Lehigh  in- 
creased its  membership.     The   Harvard   chapter  began. 


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however,  to  acquire  the  attitude  of  distrust  and  discon- 
tent which  finally  led  to  the  revocation  of  its  charter,  and 
the  Colg^ate  chapter  was  torn  with  dissensions  arising 
out  of  the  0  N  E  problem.  The  new  general  secretary 
certainly  had  his  hands  full. 

During  the  latter  part  of  the  year  1S99  a  number  of 
movements  for  chapters  attracted  attention.  Two  of 
them,  viz:  at  the  University  of  West  Virginia  and  the 
University  of  Colorado  had  previously  been  discouraged. 
Another  arose  at  Bowdoin  College  and  yet  others  at 
Washington  University  (St.  Louis),  Austin  College,  at 
Sherman,  Texas,  and  the  University  of  South  Dakota. 
The  first  three  secured  the  necessary  preliminary  en- 
dorsements, but  the  others  did  not. 

On  June  15,  1900,  the  committee  appointed  for  that 
purpose  unveiled  the  bronze  tablet  at  Miami  in  memory 
of  John  Reily  Knox.  It  was  placed  in  the  wall  at  Miami 
on  almost  the  exact  site  of  the  room  occupied  by  Knox 
in  1839.  It  is  of  bronze,  -i  ft.  by  2,  and  has  in  relief  at  the 
right  a  bust  portrait  of  Knox  surrounded  by  a  laurel 
wreath  and  surmounting  three  stars  and  at  the  left  in 
raised  letters  the  words : 

'Tn  1839  John  Reily  Knox  and  his  associates  founded 
here  the  Fraternity  of  Beta  Theta  Pi." 

It  was  the  work  of  Prof.  C.  J.  Barnhorn,  of  Cincin- 
nati. At  the  exercises  attending  the  unveiling  a  few  in- 
troductory remarks  were  made  by  Rev.  David  S.  Tap- 
pan,  Miami,  'G4,  president  of  the  University.  The  tab- 
let was  then  presented  to  the  University  by  Bishop  David 


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Bronze  Tablet 
In  Memory  of  John  Reily  Knox. 


THREE   NEW    CHAPTERS.  153 

H.  Moore,  Ohio,  "60,  and  accepted  by  John  W.  Herron, 
Miami,  '45,  president  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 
University.  It  was  a  curious  demonstration  of  the  close 
relation  between  the  fraternity  and  Miami  that  the  col- 
lege officials  were  Betas. 

The  convention  of  1900  met  at  Put-in-Bay  Island  in 
Lake  Erie,  August  28-31.  Four  chapters  were  unrep- 
resented. 

The  convention  received  the  report  of  the  committee 
with  respect  to  the  indebtedness  incurred  in  the  publi- 
cation of  a  catalogue  and  provided  for  its  payment.  It 
provided  a  new  flag  much  more  dignified  than  the  pre- 
vious one.  It  arranged  for  the  revision  of  the  ritual, 
and  the  publication  of  a  new  edition  of  the  song  book. 

Three  petitions  for  charters  were  acted  upon  by  this 
convention  and  all  were  granted;  these  were  from  the 
B  *  society  at  the  University  of  West  Virginia,  the 
B  T  n  society  at  the  University  of  Colorado,  and  the 
Sword  and  Shield  society  at  Bowdoin  College.  The 
movement  at  Washington  University  was  encouraged 
by  a  resolution. 

The  year  1900-01  was  one  of  much  activity  and  some 
progress.  The  trustees  held  six  meetings  and  found 
plenty  to  do. 

The  chapters  chartered  by  the  convention  of  1900 
were  instituted  as  follows :  West  Virginia,  September 
15,  1900,  under  the  name  of  "B  *" ;  Bowdoin,  Oct.  12, 
1900,  under  the  name  of  "B  2"  and  Colorado,  Oct.  20, 
1900,  under  the  name  of  "B  T."     Later  in  the  year  the 


154  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

old  Alpha  Iota  chapter  at  Washington  University,  St. 
Louis,  was  re-established  by  the  absorption  of  a  local 
society.  The  vote  on  this  application  was  taken  by  mail, 
and  the  thoroughness  with  which  the  petitioners  pre- 
sented their  cause  was  awarded  by  the  prompt  affirma- 
tive action  of  the  chapters. 

The  Colgate  chapter  which  had  much  trouble  over 
some  of  its  members  joining  ©  N  E  managed  to  over- 
come the  difficulty  and  entered  upon  a  renewed  career  of 
prosperity.  The  Mississippi  chapter  finally  became  ex- 
tinct, but  the  Vanderbilt  and  North  Carolina  chapters 
picked  up  courage  and  improved  their  condition  consid- 
erably. Yale  and  Columbia  also  made  advances.  At 
Harvard,  however,  the  local  club  spirit  became  so  strong 
that  it  was  felt  that  the  fraternity  could  no  longer  keep 
its  self-respect  and  permit  the  chapter  to  retain  its  char- 
ter. There  was  no  open  rupture  but  the  chapter  ceased 
to  initiate  and  returned  its  charter  and  records  to  the 
trustees.  Its  members,  or  the  larger  part  of  them, 
formed  a  club  called  "The  Calumet  Club,"  the  princi- 
ples and  practices  of  which  were  more  in  accord  with 
Harvard  conditions  than  those  of  Beta  Theta  Pi. 

The  Minnesota  chapter  purchased  a  house  and  In- 
diana, Syracuse,  Ohio  and  Bowdoin  chapters  became 
householders. 

A  great  revival  of  interest  took  place  this  year  among 
the  alumni,  and  besides  a  dinner  to  Governor  Odell  at 
the  Waldorf  Astoria  in  New  York  City,  on  Feb.  1,  1901, 
there  were  banquets  at  many  cities,  including  Columbus. 


THE  CONVENTION  OF  1901.  155 

Chicago,  Boston,  Philadelphia,  Indianapolis,  Seattle, 
Newark,  O.,  Aiken,  S.  C,  and  other  places. 

The  unprecedented  action  of  the  fraternity  in  simul- 
taneously granting  three  charters  in  1900  and  re-estab- 
lishing the  chapter  at  Washington  University  in  1901, 
gave  encouragement  to  many  groups  of  students  or  local 
societies,  and  movements  for  chapters  were  started  at 
Cornell  College,  (Iowa),  University  of  Vermont,  Lake 
Forest  University,  Centenary  College  (Louisiana)  and 
the  Universities  of  Illinois,  Tennessee,  Washington  and 
South  Dakota. 

The  convention  of  1901  was  held  at  Lakewood-on- 
Chautauqua,  Aug.  27th-31st.  It  enacted  no  legislation 
and  suggested  none.  It  returned  to  the  Vanderbilt  and 
North  Carolina  chapters  their  charters  which  had  been 
in  the  hands  of  the  trustees  and  it  formally  withdrew  the 
charters  of  the  chapters  at  Mississippi  and  Harvard.  It 
rejected  the  petitions  from  the  Universities  of  Tennes- 
see and  Illinois,  but  gave  leave  to  the  petitioners  at  the 
latter  place  to  renew  their  application  and  it  granted  a 
charter  to  the  IT  ©  society  at  the  University  of  Wash- 
ington. 

The  social  feature  of  this  convention  were  prominent, 
all  who  attended  had  a  pleasant  time,  there  was  perfect 
harmony,  little  difference  of  opinion  concerning  anything 
brought  forward  for  discussion  and  much  opportunity 
for  manifestations  of  good  fellowship. 

Arrangements   were  made   for   the   publication   of   a 


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new  edition  of  the  song-  book  and  the  final  settlement  of 
the  catalogue  debt. 

The  year  1901-02  was  another  one  of  steady  prosper- 
ity and  progress.  No  one  of  the  chapters  was  in  poor 
condition,  all  were  either  as  good  or  better  than  before. 
No  lack  of  harmony  was  found  anywhere,  no  expul- 
sions or  suspensions  took  place  and  not  a  single  case  of 
discipline  arose  during  the  year. 

The  chapter  at  Washington  State  University  was  in- 
stalled as  "B  n"  chapter,  December  20,  1901.  One  of 
the  chapters  attempted  to  have  the  action  of  the  conven- 
tion in  granting  this  chapter  annulled,  under  the  provis- 
ion of  the  constitution  which  makes  it  possible  for  one- 
half  of  the  chapters  to  annul  any  action  of  the  convention 
by  filing  notice  with  the  General  Secretary  of  their  dis- 
approval of  such  action  within  three  months,  but  only 
four  chapters  Stanford,  Michigan,  Virginia  and  Penn- 
sylvania indorsed  such  action  and  the  attempt  failed. 

At  the  reunion  of  the  chapters  of  District  VIII  in  No- 
vember, 1901,  a  resolution  was  passed  with  the  approval  of 
every  chapter  in  the  district  asking  for  a  mail  vote  upon 
the  application  for  a  charter  from  the  University  of 
Illinois.  This  request  was  complied  with  and  the  result 
was  that  the  charter  was  granted  and  the  chapter  estab- 
lished February  28,  1902,  under  the  name  of  "2  P." 

During  the  year,  the  Cornell  and  Bowdoin  chapters 
entered  houses  of  their  own  which  were  described  in 
the  magazine.  Many  gatherings  of  the  alumni  took 
place,  not  only  in  the  large  cities  but  at  Denver,  Dayton, 


THE    MINNETONKA    CONVENTION.  157 

Bangor,  Cedar  Rapids  and  other  places  of  similar  size. 
At  the  New  York  dinner  the  Rutgers  chapter  initiated, 
under  permission  of  the  convention,  seven  of  the  group 
of  former  students  at  New  York  University  who  had 
petitioned  for  a  charter  at  the  White  Sulphur  Springs 
convention. 

During  the  year  new  roll  books  were  published,  and  a 
new  song  book,  the  latter  under  the  editorship  of  Hor- 
ace G.  Lozier,  Chicago,  '94,  who  has  done  so  much  to 
improve  the  standard  of  the  singing  within  the  frater- 
nity. 

Several  movements  for  chapters  took  place  during 
the  year  at  Lafayette,  Purdue,  Bucknell,  Lake  Forest, 
and  the  Universities  of  Arizona,  Arkansas  and  Ken- 
tucky, but  an  actual  petition  was  presented  only  from  the 
institution  last  named  when  the  convention  assembled. 

The  convention  of  1902  was  held  at  Lake  Minneton- 
ka,  Minnesota,  July  8-12.  It  was  far  away  from  the 
center  of  Beta  population  but  the  attendance  of  alumni 
was  good  and  all  of  the  chapters  but  three  or  four  were 
represented.  No  legislation  was  enacted,  no  charters 
were  granted,  and  practically  only  routine  business  was 
transacted.  The  Minnesota  Betas  entertained  the  visit- 
ors royally  and  the  social  features  of  the  gathering  were 
prominent. 

,  The  year  1902-03  saw  no  unusual  development  in 
the  life  of  the  fraternity.  It  made  steady  progress. 
The  Michigan  and  Dartmouth  chapters  built  houses, 
there  was  a  splendid  dinner  given  at  the  Waldorf  Astoria 


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to  the  three  Beta  g-overnors  of  Massachusetts,  New  York 
and  \'irg-inia,  and  reunions  were  held  at  Dayton,  Hart- 
ford and  Los  Angeles  in  addition  to  the  usual  ones  in  the 
large  cities.  No  chapters  were  estahlished  during  the 
year.  Petitioning  bodies  developed  at  Cumberland 
University,  the  Colorado  School  of  Mines  and  Purdue 
University.  It  was  a  year  of  internal  improvement  and 
growth. 

The  convention  of  1903  met  at  Put-in-Bay  Island, 
July  16-20.  All  of  the  chapters  were  represented  but 
two.  It  was  a  harmonious  and  efficient  assemblage. 
The  matter  of  the  ritual  was  settled  and  the  new  song 
book  was  presented  and  an  enlivening  and  instructive 
address  on  the  singing  of  fraternity  songs  was  delivered 
by  Horace  G.  Lozier,  Chicago,  '94,  its  editor.  No  legis- 
lation was  enacted.  A  chapter  was  granted  to  the  peti- 
tioners at  Purdue  University.  Some  other  locations  for 
chapters  were  discussed  intelligently  and  one  of  the 
chapters    was  investigated  by  the  appropriate  committee. 

The  year  1903-04  was  one  of  internal  improvement. 
There  were  an  unusual  number  of  cases  of  discipline 
showing  a  higher  standard  of  college  conduct  develop- 
ing in  the  chapters.  The  Iowa,  North  Carolina,  Rut- 
gers and  Maine  chapters  became  the  owners  of  houses. 

The  Purdue  chapter  was  established  September  16, 
1903,  and  given  the  name  "B  M.''  The  \''anderbilt  chap- 
ter was  directly  assisted  by  the  trustees  to  get  upon  its 
feet  and  its  few  members  did  heroic  work  in  reestablish- 
ing it  upon  a  firm  basis.     The  trustees  formulated  a  plan 


THE    CONVENTION    OF    1904.  159 

for  the  publication  of  a  new  edition  of  the  catalogue. 
All  of  the  chapters  increased  their  strength  and  im- 
proved their  standing. 

During  this  year  an  unusual  number  of  applications 
for  chapters  were  made  to  the  fraternity.  Informal  and 
incomplete  applications  were  received  from  M'cGill  Univer- 
sity, University  of  the  South,  Tulane,  Simpson  College  and 
the  University  of  Nevada  and  formal  petitions  from  A  M  A 
of  Kentucky  University,  B  4>  of  Colorado  College,  B  T 
of  the  University  of  South  Dakota,  the  Crucible  Club  of 
the  Colorado  School  of  Mines^  A  0  Y  of  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity, A  K  of  the  Case  School  of  Applied  Science  at 
Cleveland,  the  $  society  at  Hobart  and  two  local  socie- 
ties at  the  Iowa  State  College,  the  r  A  and  the  "Tri- 
Serps," 

The  convention  of  1904  met  at  The  Highlands  Inn, 
Meramec  Highlands,  a  suburb  of  St.  Louis,  July  19.-22. 
Its  work  was  much  encroached  upon  by  the  social  at- 
tractions of  the  city  and  the  desire  to  visit  the  World's 
Fair.  The  hotel  had  rather  inadequate  accommodations 
for  such  a  large  assembly  and  some  of  the  sessions  were 
held  under  conditions  of  physical  discomfort. 

No  legislation  was  enacted  by  this  convention  except 
an  amendment  to  the  laws  increasing  the  annual  dues 
one  dollar  per  annum  in  order  to  provide  a  catalogue 
fund.  No  charters  were  granted  but  a  dispensation  was 
given  to  the  Western  Reserve  chapter  to  initiate  students 
at  the  Case  School  of  Applied  Science. 

Every  chapter  was  represented  by  a  delegate  for  the 


160  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

first  time  in  many  years.  The  fact  that  the  president  of 
the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  was  David  R.  Fran- 
cis, Ex-governor  of  Missouri  and  a  member  of  the  Wash- 
ington chapter,  seemed  to  give  every  Beta  a  personal  in- 
terest in  tlie  exposition. 

The  year  1904-05  was  marked  by  a  general  discus- 
sion throughout  the  fraternity  of  the  matter  of  with- 
drawing the  charters  of  some  of  the  chapters  in  small  in- 
stitutions, and  no  great  prospects  and  of  what  came  to 
be  known  as  the  "transfer  problem"  or  the  status  of  a 
member  who  left  one  institution  to  go  to  another,  in  the 
chapter  at  the  second  institution. 

Early  in  the  year  a  mail  vote  was  taken  upon  the  ap- 
plication for  a  charter  made  by  the  Lambda  Kappa  so- 
ciety of  the  Case  School  of  Applied  Science  the  charter 
was  granted  by  a  vote  of  52  to  7  and  the  chapter  was  es- 
tablisihcd  February  28, 1905.  and  given  the  name  of 
"A  K."  It  has  since  brought  into  the  fraternity  most  of 
the  alumni  of  the  local  society  from  which  it  sprang. 

The  chapters  during  the  year  seemed  to  undergo  a 
searching  self  examination  and  many  of  them  exhibited 
marked  internal  improvement.  The  avow^ed  purpose  of 
some  of  the  chapters  at  larger  institutions  to  secure  the 
withdrawal  of  the  charters  of  those  at  some  of  the 
smaller  institutions  quickened  the  latter  into  renewed  and 
profitable  activity. 

The  Missouri  and  Yale  chapters  secured  houses  and 
other  chapters  made  gratifying  progress  toward  the 
same  end.     No  cases  of  discipline  arose  during  the  year. 


THE  TRANSFER  PROBLEM.  161 

The  trustees  made  a  contract  with  William  R.  Baird 
and  James  T.  Brown  to  edit  and  publish  a  new  edition  of 
the  fraternity  catalogue  and  the  work  was  commenced 
and  pushed  forward  during  the  year. 

As  in  preceding  years,  applications  to  the  fraternity 
for  chapters  were  numerous  and  insistent  informal  pe- 
tions  came  from  Lake  Forest  University,  Worcester 
Polytechnic  Institute,  the  Universities  of  Oklahoma,  Ne- 
vada and  Utah,  and  formal  applications  from  Kentucky 
University,  the  Colorado  School  of  Mines,  Iowa  State 
College,  the  University  o'f  South  Dakota  and  Bucknell 
University. 

The  convention  of  1905  was  held  at  New  York  City, 
July  11-15  at  the  Park  Avenue  Hotel.  The  New  York 
Betas  entertained  the  visitors  at  the  sea  shore  and  in  the 
city  so  well  that  the  delegates  found  it  difficult  to  get 
time  to  do  their  work,  but  they  nevertheless  did  it  and 
did  it  well.  A  charter  was  granted  to  the  Tri-Serp  So- 
ciety, petitioners  from  Iowa  State  College  and  the  other 
applications  were  denied. 

The  transfer  problem  was  settled  by  an  amendment 
to  Section  22  of  the  Laws  providing  that  the  chapter  at 
an  institution  to  which  a  member  removes  could  elect 
him  to  membership  in  the  chapter.  The  former  law  was 
that  merely  by  the  fact  of  his  attendance  at  an  institu- 
tion where  a  chapter  is  located,  a  member  at  once  be- 
came a  member  of  the  second  chapter.  The  change  per- 
mitted the  chapter  a  choice  in  the  matter  and  arose  out 
of  conditions  at  some  of  the  larger  colleges  where  chap- 


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ters  were  overwhelmed  by  the  inflow  of  transfers.  The 
new  rule  has  worked  satisfactorily  in  practice  and  no 
difficulties  have  arisen  under  it. 

The  trustees  made  a  report  giving  the  result  of  an 
investigation  made  into  the  condition  of  one  o'f  the  chap- 
ters and  recommended  that  it  be  put  on  probation  and 
asked  authority  to  investigate  the  condition  of  some 
seven  other  chapters  which  was  granted. 

Membership  in  0  N  E  and  similar  organizations  was 
severely  condemned. 

The  attendance  at  this  convention  was  larger  than 
that  at  any  previous  convention  and  exceeded  500. 

The  chapter  at  Iowa  State  College  was  installed  No- 
vember 25,  1905,  under  the  direction  of  Robert  M. 
Thompson  and  given  the  name  of  "T  2." 

In  December,  1905,  the  seventh  edition  of  the  cata- 
logue was  issued.  This  was  prepared,  edited  and  printed 
in  the  unprecedentedly  short  time  of  thirteen  months. 

The  Crucible  Club  of  the  Colorado  School  of  Mines 
petitioned  that  their  application  for  a  charter  should  be 
submitted  to  a  mail  vote,  and  this  being  done  it  did  not 
receive  a  sufficient  number  of  affirmative  votes. 

During  the  year  the  chapters  maintained  their  uni- 
formly high  standard.  Many  movements  looking  to- 
ward the  acquisition  of  charters  were  undertaken,  some 
of  them  at  Lake  Forest,  Bucknell,  Baker,  Arkansas,  Rose- 
Polytechnic  and  the  Universities  of  Toronto,  Oklahoma,. 
Utah  and   Nevada. 

An  investigation  of  a  number  of  the  chapters  was  un- 


THE    DENVER    CONVENTION.  163 

dertaken  by  committees  of  the  trustees  and  their  condi- 
tion, standing-  and  prospects  thoroughly  inquired  into. 
It  was  found  that  all  were  doing  well  and  deserved  the 
fraternity's  support  and  encouragement,  and  that  those 
which  were  not  as  strong  as  could  be  desired  were  as 
strong  as  their  environment  would  permit. 

The  convention  of  1906  met  at  Denver  July  23-28.  It 
was  somewhat  of  an  experiment  to  go  so  'far  from  the 
center  of  Beta  population  but  its  success  justified  the 
trial.  In  order  to  secure  it  the  Betas  of  Colorado  guar- 
anteed to  pay  the  difiference  between  the  normal  trans- 
portation expense  and  that  incurred  by  the  extra  travel 
required.  Having  secured  the  convention  they  carried 
out  a  unique  program  of  entertainment  which  in  addi- 
tion to  the  usual  features  included  an  excursion  up  the 
Moffat  road  to  the  summit  of  the  Continental  Divide  and 
the  land  of  perpetual  snow.  The  convention  granted  a 
charter  to  the  ©  Z  society  of  the  University  of  Toronto 
and  rejected  the  other  applications  before  it.  It  passed  a 
stringent  law  forbidding  membership  in  0  N  E  and  kin- 
dred organizations.  It  passed  one  resolution  requesting 
the  chapter  to  confine  their  initiation  ceremonies  of  all 
kinds  to  their  own  hall  or  house,  and  another  seeking  to 
restrict  the  badge  to  its  proper  purpose  and  discouraging 
its  use  as  a  merely  decorative  emblem.  It  also  provided 
for  the  examination  of  initiates  in  the  principal  facts  of 
the  fraternity  history. 

The  year  1906-'07  was  another  year  of  prosperity. 
The  "0  Z"  chapter  at  the  University  df  Toronto  was  in- 


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Stalled  November  1),  li)0(;,  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  The  Syra- 
cuse. Dickinson  and  Ohio  State  chapters  purchased  or 
built  fine  chapter  houses.  Many  banquets  and  reunions 
were  held  and  one  especially  large  dinner  at  the  Hotel 
Astor,  New  York  City.  The  New  York  City  alumni  or- 
ganized a  club  and  secured  a  fine  club  house,  thus  con- 
summating a  long  expressed  desire  of  the  Betas  in  that 
locality. 


CHAPTER  VIII. 

Federal  Members  of  the  Association. 

Twice  in  its  history  our  fraternity  has  united  with 
itself  other  college  fraternities — in  1879  the  A  2  X,  and 
in  1890  the  Mystical  Seven — and  at  four  other  times  it 
has  taken  into  the  fold  the  last  surviving  chapter  of  a 
general  organization,  the  Mississippi  chapter  of  A  K  4>, 
the  Brown  chapter  of  $  K  A,  the  Dartmouth  chapter  of 
2  A  11,  and  the  Missouri  chapter  of  Z  $.  In  addition 
to  this,  a  number  of  our  chapters  were  originally  estab- 
lished as  chapters  of  other  fraternities,  or  as  local  so- 
cieties. These  have  all  been  mentioned  in  their  proper 
places  in  the  preceding  chapters,  but  some  of  them 
seemed  to  merit  more  extended  notice. 

THE  ALPHA   KAPPA   PHI. 

This  was  a  fraternity  founded  at  Centre  College,  Ky., 
about  1858.  Chapters  were  placed  at  a  number  of 
southern  colleges,  such  as  Cumberland  and  LaGrange, 
in  Tennessee ;  Oakland  and  the  University  in  Missis- 
sippi ;  Bethel  in  Kentucky,  and  perhaps  elsewhere.  The 
fraternity  was  crippled  by  the  war,  but  was  reorganized 
in  186fi.  The  Psi  chapter,  which  had  been  established 
at  the  University  of  Mississippi,  was  left  the  sole  sur- 

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viving  chapter  when  the  parent  chapter  became  inactive 
in  18T8,  and  in  1879  it  received  a  charter  as  the  "B  B" 
of  B  0  n.  Few  of  the  akimni  of  the  old  chapter  ever 
became  Betas,  though  they  were  accorded  that  privilege. 

THE  ALPHA   SIGMA   CHI. 

This  fraternity  resulted  from  the  friendship  of  several 
schoolmates  attending  a  preparatory  school  at  Blairs- 
town,  N.  J.  During  their  association  at  this  school, 
they  formed  a  secret  organization  on  the  familiar  school- 
boy plan,  but  which  seemed  to  have  such  elements  of 
permanence  in  it  that  when  the  time  arrived  for  the 
members  to  enter  the  different  colleges  they  had  chosen, 
they  were  loth  to  give  up  their  society,  and  resolved  to 
establish  on  its  basis  a  college  fraternity.  As  one  mem- 
ber, Elbridge  Van  Syckel,  intended  to  enter  Rutgers ; 
another,  Ellis  D.  Thompson,  Cornell,  and  a  third,  Louis 
La  Tourette,  Lafayette,  the  plan  seemed  feasible.  La 
Tourette  died  before  he  was  able  to  accomplish  anything 
at  his  college,  but  Van  Syckel  and  Thompson  were  more 
successful.  The  former,  together  with  one  or  two  other 
members  of  the  "schoolboy  society,'"  the  name  of  which 
was  originally  the  "S.  A.  C,"  soon  founded  a  si(b  rosa 
chapter  at  Rutgers,  changing  the  name  of  the  organ- 
ization to  A  2  X,  and  calling  themselves  the  "A"  chap- 
ter. The  organization  was  effected  during  the  year 
1871-72,  and  was  successful,  though  the  members  did 
not  wear  badges  until  October,  1874.  Thompson,  work- 
ing more  slowly,  did  not  get  the  "B"  chapter  into  work- 


THE    ALPHA    SIGMA    CHI.  167 

ing  order  until  February,  1874.  At  that  time  boating 
was  the  most  popular  sport  at  Ithaca,  and  one  which  had 
brought  the  university  into  prominence,  and  the  early 
selection  of  one  or  two  prominent  oarsman  made  the 
chapter  widely  known,  and  served  to  establish  it  firmly. 
The  next  year,  1875,  in  February,  the  "r"  chapter  was 
established  at  the  Stevens  Institute  of  Technology,  Hobo- 
ken,  N.  J.  This  was  then  a  new  institution  with  a  large 
endowment  and  able  faculty. 

In  June,  1875,  a  sub  rosa  chapter,  called  "A,"  was  es- 
tablished at  Princeton.  It  never  did  well,  and  soon  be- 
came inactive.  Again  revived  in  1876,  it  fell  a  victim  to 
a  combination  of  disasters,  and  in  1879  was  but  nom- 
inally existent,  and  after  the  union  with  B  0  n  its  re- 
suscitation was  not  deemed  advisable. 

In  the  autumn  of  1875,  through  the  efforts  of  William 
D.  Makepeace,  of  Cornell,  the  "E"  chapter  was  placed 
at  St.  Lawrence  University,  Canton,  N.  Y.  This  is  a 
small  denominational  college  with  a  strong  local  support. 
A  local  society  called  the  "Five  Liars,"  and  afterwards 
the  'T.  D.  Club,"  was  organized  in  1873,  and,  with  the 
support  of  the  college  authorities,  was  successful,  and 
this  it  was  which  became  a  chapter  of  the  new  fraternity. 

In  1876,  a  well  attended  convention  was  held  at  Ho- 
boken,  N.  J.,  and  resulted  in  the  organization  of  the 
fraternity  upon  a  sound  basis.  In  May,  1877,  a  "Z" 
chapter  was  established  at  Columbia  College.  It  was 
large  in  point  of  numbers,  the  largest  in  the  fraternity, 
and   evinced  a   disposition   to  be   dictatorial,   which   was 


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resented  by  the  other  chapters.  In  the  fall  of  1878  dis- 
sension arose,  which  resulted  in  its  expulsion.  A  local 
society  at  Maine  State  College,  called  the  "E.  C.  Society," 
petitioned  for  admission  into  the  fraternity,  and  after 
some  little  opposition  was  accepted,  and  was  initiated  in 
May,  1878,  as  the  "H"  chapter. 

During  the  year  1878-79  the  fraternity  was  not  pros- 
perous. The  Stevens  and  Rutgers  chapters  were  offered 
charters  by  other  and  larger  fraternities,  and  the  chapter 
at  Princeton  was  very  weak.  One  or  two  attempts  to 
establish  chapters  also  resulted  unfavorably.  At  this 
time  William  R.  Baird,  Stevens,  '78,  was  the  General 
Secretary  of  the  A  2  X.  He  was  well  aware  of  the  pre- 
carious condition  of  the  fraternity  and,  together  with 
other  members,  was  looking  for  some  means  out  of  the 
difficulty.  Being  at  the  time  engaged  in  collecting  sta- 
tistical information  in  regard  to  the  various  fraternities, 
and  in  correspondence  with  all  the  college  fraternities, 
he  was  early  attracted  by  the  character  and  standing  of 
the  B  0  n.  It  seemed  to  be  regarded  by  all  its  western 
and  southern  competitors  as  their  strongest  rival ;  its 
alumni  were  well  known,  and  seemed  to  regard  their 
fraternity  with  peculiar  afifection ;  its  journal  was  super- 
ior to  those  of  its  rivals,  and  its  reputation  seemed  to  be 
generally  better.  It  was  the  only  western  fraternity 
which  was  at  that  time  well  known  in  the  east,  and  the 
only  fraternity  of  consequence  which  A  2  X  did  not 
meet  as  a  rival,  and  it  had  inactive  chapters  in  the  east 
which  it  was  deemed  possible  to  revive.     All  these  con- 


THE   TERMS    OF    UNION,  169 

siderations  led  to  the  query  whether  it  would  not  be  to 
the  benefit  of  both  B  ©  n  and  A  2  X  to  unite,  and  ac- 
cordingly a  correspondence  with  that  end  in  view  be- 
gan between  them.  An  offer  was  finally  made  to  ap- 
point a  conference  committee  to  determine  upon  the 
terms  and  method  of  union.  The  committee  for  B  ©  n 
were  W.  C.  Ransom,  Michigan,  '47 ;  E.  J.  Brown,  Han- 
over, '73,  and  B.  S.  Grosscup,  Wittenberg,  '78.  The 
committee  for  A  2  X  were  W.  R.  Baird,  Stevens,  '78; 
W.  B.  Gunnison,  St.  Lawrence,  '75,  and  Fred  H.  Sey- 
mour, Cornell,  '81. 

A  meeting  was  held  at  Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y.,  August 
6,  1879.  Terms  were  there  agreed  upon  which  were  to 
be  submitted  to  the  B  0  11  convention  appointed  to  meet 
in  Cincinnati  in  September,  and  to  the  A  2  X  conven- 
tion to  meet  at  Ithaca  in  October.  These  were  briefly 
that  the  entire  membership  of  A  2  X,  active  and  alumni, 
was  to  be  admitted  into  B  ©  IT,  the  active  members 
to  be  initiated  by  the  delegates  to  the  October  conven- 
tion, and  the  alumni  members  to  be  initiated  by  active 
chapters  or  special  committees,  as  should  be  convenient. 
The  A  2  X  members  were  to  be  allowed  to  designate 
their  origin  by  prefixing  the  letters  "A  2  X"  to  their 
Greek  names,  and  were  to  be  admitted  at  once  to  all  the 
privileges  of  membership  in  B  0  IT.  The  constitutions 
of  the  two  fraternities  were  found  to  be  very  similar, 
and  it  was  found  that  the  change  could  easily  be  made. 
The  Niagara  meeting  and  its  objects  became  known  to 
some  of  the  other  fraternities,  and  several  of  them  en- 


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deavored  to  ascertain  the  terms  of  union,  and  made 
efforts  if  possible  to  outbid  the  B  0  H.  One  of  the 
letters  received  from  the  authorities  of  such  a  fraternity 
may  not  prove  uninteresting: 

Our  past  and  present  record  is  so  far  superior  to  B  0  11, 
that  we  ask  a  candid  consideration  of  our  offer.  *  *  *  j  ^.^^^ 
offer   you    the    following : 

1.  We  will  accept  every  chapter  of  A  2  X,  and  number  them 
with  ours,  and  at  once  give  you  all  privileges,  etc. 

2.  The badge    will    be    used    by    all    active    members, 

while  your  colors,  purple  anl  gold,  will  be  used  intertwined  with 
ours,  *  *  *  and  *  *  *,  thus  keeping  your  colors  as  usual. 

3.  Our  constitution   will  not  be  used,   if  you   desire  to  have 

yours,  but  a  committee  of  A  2  X  and can  arrange  a  new 

constitution  composed  of  both  constitutions. 

4.  We  will  at  once  allow  you  to  appoint  from  your  order  a 
member  of  our  national  executive  committee,  who  act  officially 
during  the  time  between  conventions,  and  whose  authority  is  su- 
preme, subject  only  to  the  action  of  conventions. 

What  further  can  we  offer  you?     Can  B  9  IT  do  better? 

Your  alumni  we  will  greet  as  our  own,  *  *  *  and  at 
our  coming  convention  each  chapter  will  be  permitted  to  send 
a  delegate  zaithont  expense,  and  we  will  elect  our  next  president 
or  secretary  from  your  membership.  This  latter  offer  is  worthy 
of  consideration. 

My  knowledge  of  all  the  chapters  of ,  and  of  our  most 

active  workers,  gives  me  opportunity  to  become  acquainted  with 
our  members,  and  at  conventions  I  am  called  upon  to  offer  can- 
didates for  officers,  and  I  can  assure  you  of  the  presidency  or 
secretaryship. 

Beta  Theta  Pi  offered  no  such  glittering  inducements, 
but  it  was  meant  that  the  arrangement  should  be  honor- 
ably carried  through.     The  terms  of  union  were  ratified 


THE   PHI   KAPPA   ALPHA.  171 

by  the  Cincinnati  convention  of  B  0  11,  September  3, 
1879,  and  by  the  Ithaca  convention  of  A  2  X,  October 
21,  1879.  At  this  meeting  all  the  chapters  of  A  2  X 
were  represented,  including  the  "A"  at  Princeton 
and  the  two  alumni  organizations.  The  terms  of  union 
were  altered  so  that  the  new  chapters  received  their 
names  in  regular  order,  and  the  convention  concluded 
with  a  banquet.  The  new  members  were  initiated  by  a 
committee  consisting  of  W.  C.  Ransom,  Michigan,  '47, 
R.  W.  Smith,  Williams,  '51,  and  C.  J.  Seaman,  Denison, 
'71.  All  of  the  alumni  of  A  2  X  subsequently  became 
members  of  the  fraternity. 

PHI    KAPPA   ALPHA. 

This  fraternity  possessed  but  two  chapters,  at  Brown 
and  Rochester.  In  1870  a  society  called  "The  Wayland 
Literary  Society"  was  founded  at  Brown.  It  was  an 
open  fraternity,  with  methods  and  practices  akin  to  those 
of  A  Y.  It  prospered,  and  in  1870  effected  a  union  with 
a  similar  society  at  Rochester  called  the  "Literary 
Union,"  calling  the  united  organization  by  the  Greek 
name  of  "2  ^ ;"  the  chapter  at  Brown  being  called  "A" 
and  that  at  Rochester  the  "B."  The  next  year,  learning 
that  a  society  called  2  ^  already  existed,  its  name  was 
changed  to  $  K  A.  The  chapter  at  Rochester  declined, 
and  became  inactive  in  1879,  and  in  1880  the  Brown 
chapter  petitioned  for  a  charter  as  a  Beta  chapter,  and 
were  admitted^  reviving  the  old  "K"  chapter.  The 
badge  was  a    three-sided    shield    displaying    the    letters 


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"$  K  A"  above  an  open  book.  The  shield  was  bounded 
by  circular  arcs,  the  upper  one  bearings  the  college 
name.  Many  of  the  alumni  of  this  chapter  have  be- 
*!ome  Betas. 

THE   MYSTICAL   SEVEN. 

The  fraternity  of  the  Mystical  Seven  was  founded  at 
Wesleyan  University  in  1837,  by  Hamilton  Brewer.  It 
was  a  secret  and  select  society,  and  its  membership  was 
confined  for  a  long  time  to  upper  classmen.  The  fra- 
ternity at  Wesleyan  received  into  its  rank  students  from 
the  south,  who  aided  in  placing  branches  or  chapters, 
called  temples,  in  the  southern  colleges,  so  that  down  to 
the  year  1867  the  following  chapters  were  established, 
the  chapters  being  named  after  emblems  of  the  frater- 
nity's ritual : 

"Wand,"  Wesleyan  University,  1837; 

"Sword,"  Emory  College,  Ga.,  1841 ; 

"Skull,"  University  of  Georgia,  1844 ; 

"Scroll  &  Pen,"  Genesee  College,  N.  Y.,  1853 ; 

"Wreath,"  Centenary  College,  La.,  1855 ; 

"Star,"   Mississippi  University,   1858 ; 

"Serpent,"  Cumberland  University,  1867 ; 

"Hands  &  Torch,"  University  of  Virginia,  1867. 

The  government  of  the  fraternity  seems  to  have  been 
of  the  loosest  nature,  and  communication  between  the 
chapters  was  infrequent.  The  fraternal  spirit,  however, 
was  strong,  and  while  each  chapter  went  on  in  its  own 
way,  developing  its  own  practices  and  customs,  all  of 


THE   MYSTICAL  SEVEN.  173 

them  took  in  strong  men,  and  maintained  a  high  stand- 
ard of  scholarship. 

In  1858  Emory  College  passed  laws  against  the  fra- 
ternities, and  the  temple  there  became  extinct.  But  the 
temple  of  the  "Star,"  then  recently  established  at  the 
University  of  Mississippi,  took  its  place.  When  the  war 
came  on,  in  1861,  the  southern  chapters  at  the  Univer- 
sities of  Georgia  and  Mississippi  and  at  Centenary  Col- 
lege were  extinguished,  the  chapter  at  Wesleyan  de- 
clined, and  the  one  at  Genesee  College  (now  the 
University  of  Syracuse)  was  the  only  one  remaining  in 
a  really  prosperous  condition. 

At  the  close  of  the  war,  the  chapter  at  the  University 
of  Mississippi  was  promptly  revived,  and  two  years  later, 
two  new  chapters  were  established,  the  "Serpent,"  at 
Cumberland  University,  Lebanon,  Tenn,,  and  the  "Hands 
&  Torch/'  at  the  University  of  Virginia,  both  through 
the  efforts  of  the  members  from  the  University  of  Mis- 
sissippi, their  charters  being  granted  by  the  temple  of 
the  "Scroll  &  Pen,"  that  being  the  oldest  living  chapter 
as  the  one  ^t  Wesleyan  ceased  to  exist  in  1866. 

The  circumstances  surrounding  the  extinction  of  the 
Wesleyan  chapter  were  peculiar  and  unusual,  and  un- 
fortunately have  given  rise  to  a  controversy  difficult  to 
understand  by  those  not  directly  concerned.  In  1865, 
the  Wesleyan  chapter  being  greatly  reduced  in  num- 
bers, ten  men  who  were  petitioners  for  a  chapter  of 
A  K  E  made  an  agreement  with  the  surviving  Mystics 
that  they  should  all  become  initiated  into  the   Mystical 


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Seven,  pending  the  action  upon  their  petition,  and  that 
if  the  charter  were  granted  these  Mystics  should  also 
join  A  K  E.  This  arrangement  was  carried  out.  and 
the  Mystical  Seven,  as  a  fraternity,  was  abandoned. 
The  truant  members,  however,  had  admired  its  customs 
and  ritual,  and  not  knowing  or  caring  for  the  other 
chapters,  they  organized  a  senior  society,  to  which  they 
confided  the  ritual  of  the  Mystics,  and  which  admitted 
members  of  other  fraternities.  This  society  was  called 
the  "Owl  &  Wand"  for  some  sixteen  years,  and  then 
assumed  the  title  of  the  "Mystical  Seven,"  and  until  the 
union  with  B  0  IT,  about  to  be  spoken  of,  was  fraud- 
uently  represented  to  the  Mystic  alumni  to  be  a  genuine 
temple  of  the  order. 

When  the  temple  at  Genesee  College  learned  of  the 
desertion  of  the  members  at  Wesleyan,  and  their  aban- 
donment of  their  ritual  to  a  senior  society  composed  of 
members  drawn  from  the  ranks  of  its  old  rivals,  it  took 
up  the  reins  of  authority.  In  1870  Genesee  College  was 
moved  from  Lima,  N.  Y.,  to  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  and  re- 
christened  as  the  University  of  Syracuse,  and  the  Mys- 
tical Seven  chapter  was  transferred  with  it.  But  here,  also, 
the  notion  of  belonging  to  a  more  widespread  fraternity 
attracted  the  members,  and  they,  too,  sought  and  ob- 
tained a  charter  from  A  K  E.  and  abandoned  their  for- 
mer relations,  but  took  none  of  their  alumni  with  them. 

The  three  southern  chajiters  went  on,  and  for  a  time 
prospered,  but  in  1873  the  Cumberland  chapter  graduated 
all  of  its  members  in  one  class,  and  none  returned  to  re- 


THE  MYSTIC  MESSENGER.  17S 

vive  it  in  the  fall.  In  1878,  the  chapter  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Mississippi  became  extinct  under  the  pressure  of 
opposition  from  numerous  chaptered  fraternities  and 
lack  of  suitable  material  in  the  university,  and  the  chap- 
ter at  the  University  of  Virginia  alone  remained,  but  in 
feeble  condition,  and  in  1880  came  near  going  the  way 
of  the  rest.  But  fortunately  it  was  revived,  and  in  1884- 
S6  established  two  new  chapters,  viz: 

"Star  of  the  South,"  University  of  North  Carolina; 

"Sword  &  Shield,"  Davidson  College,  N.  C. 

In  1886,  the  chapter  at  the  University  of  Virginia 
heard  accidentally  that  the  chapter  at  Wesleyan  was  still 
in  existence  and  opened  a  correspondence  with  it.  The 
correspondence,  however,  languished,  owing  to  a  lack  of 
heartiness  and  fraternal  sentiment  on  behalf  of  the  sup- 
posed Wesleyan  brothers  who  were  of  course  simply 
members  of  the  "Owl  &  Wand"  society  and  also  of  other 
chaptered    fraternities   at  Wesleyan. 

The  three  southern  chapters  showed  pluck  and  en- 
ergy. They  established  a  periodical  called  the  Mystic 
Messenger,  and  carried  on  the  work  of  the  fraternity  with 
zeal.  For  a  long  time  it  was  a  matter  of  regret  to  the 
authorities  of  the  fraternity  that  the  parent  chapter  at 
Wesleyan  was  inactive,  and  it  was  decided  to  take  steps 
to  revive  it  and  place  it  in  a  condition  in  accordance 
with  its  former  reputation.  While  the  methods  to  ac- 
complish this  were  under  consideration,  in  1888,  it  was 
learned  that  the  fraternity  of  B  0  IT  was  contemplating 
the  placing  of  chapters  in  Syracuse  and  Wesleyan,  and 


176  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

the  reestablishmeiit  of  their  former  chapters  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  North  CaroHna  and  Davidson  College.  It  was 
suggested  that  if  a  union  could  be  efifected  upon  honor- 
able terms  between  these  two  fraternities,  the  Mystics 
might  speedily  secure  the  revival  of  their  northern  chap- 
ters, while  theirs  in  the  south  would  serve  a  similar  pur- 
pose for  the  Beta  Theta  Pi.  Accordingly,  the  two  fra- 
ternities met  each  other  in  a  spirit  of  accommodation,  and 
such  a  union  was  effected  in  1890. 

The  correspondence  on  the  part  of  B  0  IT  was  mainly 
conducted  by  William  R.  Baird,  Stevens,  '78,  whose 
father-in-law,  George  W.  Mansfield,  Wesleyan,  '58,  and 
a  member  of  the  Mystical  Seven,  materially  assisted  him. 

Herbert  Barry,  Virginia,  '88,  at  that  time  executive 
head  of  the  Mystical  Seven,  represented  his  fraternity. 
Committees  were  appointed  on  both  sides,  and  met  in 
New  York  city,  and  the  terms  of  union  were  finally 
agreed  upon.  They  were,  in  brief,,  that  the  Beta  Theta 
Pi  should  establish  chapters  at  Wesleyan  and  Syracuse, 
which  should  receive  charters  as  revived  chapters  of  the 
Mystical  Seven,  and  that  similar  charters  should  be  is- 
sued to  the  Beta  chapters  at  Cumberland  and  Mississippi ; 
that  the  active  temj^les  of  the  Mystics  should  become 
chapters  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi,  and  that  all  of  the 
Mystical  alumni  of  all  of  the  chapters  active  and 
inactive  should  be  entitled  to  membership  in  Beta 
Theta  Pi.  The  Mystical  chapters  were  granted  the 
privilege  of  using  their  peculiar  and  beautiful  ritual,  and 
their  name  was  perpetuated  by  naming  one  of  the  dis- 


THE    SIGMA    DELTA    PI.  177 

tricts  of  the  fraternity  the  "Mystical  Seven"'  district,  and 
uniting  their  periodical  with  the  Beta  Theta  Pi,  plac- 
ing after  the  title  of  the  latter  the  phrase,  "with  which  is 
united  the  Mystic  Messenger." 

The  work  of  tracing  and  bringing  in  the  alumni  of 
this  fraternity  was  one  of  great  labor.  The  fraternity 
never  had  a  catalogue,  and  it  was  customary  at  initiation 
to  give  each  member  a  Mystic  nickname,  such  as  "Jupi- 
ter," "Ajax,"  "Snooks,"'  "Tecumseh,"  etc.,  by  which  the 
members  were  designated  thereafter  in  the  records,  and 
identification  was  therefore,  difficult.  It  is  a  gratifying 
coincidence  that  a  number  of  the  sons  and  relatives  of 
the  Mystics  of  Syracuse  and  Wesleyan  chapters  were  al- 
ready Betas,  thus  establishing  at  once  a  cordial  and  inti- 
mate relation  with  many  of  the  alumni. 

SIGMA    delta    pi. 

This  society  (called  also  the  Vitruvian)  w^as  organized 
in  September,  1858,  by  Henry  L.  Bartholomew,  William 
H.  Fessenden,  Augustus  Livingston,  Wilkins  W.  Pot- 
ter, John  A.  Staples  and  Charles  W.  Thompson,  all 
members  of  the  class  of  '62  in  the  scientific  department 
of  Dartmouth  College  whence,  while  a  local  society,  it 
mainly  drew  its  membership. 

The   society    was   incorporated   by   the   legislature   of 

New  Hampshire  in  June,  1871.    The  name  "2  A  n"  was 

the   name    under   which    it   was   organized,    but   it   soon 

-came  to  be  called  the  "Vitruvian"  also,  both  names  being 

Tecognized  in  its  charter.    A  "Beta"  chapter  was  founded 


178  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

at  Cornell  University,  but  it  initiated  only  li  members, 
and  soon  became  extinct.  A  similar  fate  also  overtook 
a  "Gamma"  cliapter  which  was  placed  at  Wooster  Univer- 
sity, Ohio,  and  which  died  in  1875,  after  initiating  21 
members.  The  society  was  always  prosperous  at  Dart- 
month. 

ZETA  PHI. 

This  society  was  founded  at  the  University  of  Mis- 
souri, November  8,  1870.  It  was  due  to  the  direct  guid- 
ance and  inspiration  of  a  member  of  the  faculty,  who  had 
been  a  member  of  2  *  at  Hamilton  College,  and  its 
badge,  which  was  a  monogram  of  the  letters  forming  the 
name,  bore  a  strong  resemblance  to  that  of  2  *.  The 
following  chapters  were  established : 

1870. — A,  University  of  Missouri. 

1871.— 2,  William  Jewell  College. 

1872. — A,   Washington   University,    Missouri. 

The  A  chapter  was  short  lived,  dying  in  1874.  The 
2,  which  was  fairly  prosperous,  was  released  from  its 
obligation  to  the  fraternity  in  1886  to  accept  a  char- 
ter from  *  r  A,  which  had  been  offered  to  it.  In  1890 
the  parent  chapter  received  a  charter  as  a  chapter  of 
B  0  IT,  after  its  petition  had  been  before  the  fraternity 
for  a  couple  of  years.  All  of  its  alumni  have  become 
Betas,  and  the  chapter  is  a  strong  and  loyal  one. 


CHAPTER  IX. 

The  Beta  Theta  Pi  Magazine — The  First  Decade. 

For  the  first  inception  of  the  idea  of  a  fraternity  per- 
iodical, we  must  look  back  to  the  convention  held  at  Cin- 
cinnati in  1847.  A  resolution  was  introduced  at  this 
meeting  looking  to  the  establishment  of  a  periodical  in 
which  the  youthful  but  vigorous  Beta  society  could  in- 
troduce itself  to  the  world  as  a  patron  of  literature.  A 
committee  was  appointed  to  consider  this  subject,  and 
from  that  time  until  1872  the  "Committee  on  the  Fra- 
ternity Magazine" — sometimes  alone,  and  sometimes 
united  with  that  having  the  care  of  the  catalogue — was 
a  regular  feature  of  nearly  every  convention.  The  idea 
then,  however,  was  not  to  establish  a  periodical  which 
should  afford  a  means  of  communication  between  the 
members,  and  which  should  partake  somewhat  of  the 
nature  of  a  newspaper,  but  to  establish  a  periodical 
which  should  be  a  medium  for  the  publication  of  the  lit- 
erary productions  of  the  members. 

In  1872  Rho  chapter,  at  Washington  &  Lee  University, 
was  the  presiding  chapter,  and  Charles  Duy  Walker  was 
the  General  Secretary  of  the  fraternity.  He  determined 
to  establish  a  journal  which  should  be  of  practical  value. 

(179) 


180  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     TIIETA     PI. 

and  to  throw  aside  all  the  literary  aspirations  which  had 
before  this  killed  the  project. 

There  is  no  more  fitting  place  than  this  to  call  the  at- 
tention of  the  younger  and  newer  generations  of  Betas 
to  the  rare,  loving  and  fraternal  character  of  Charles 
Duy  Walker.  He  was  born  of  an  old  V^irginia  family. 
He  was  an  earnest  student,  and  when  thoroughly  pre- 
pared entered  the  Virginia  Military  Institute  in  18G0, 
whence  he  was  graduated  in  1SG9  as  the  first  "star  grad- 
uate." He  served  during  the  civil  war  in  the  V.  M.  I. 
Cadets  in  the  Confederate  army,  and  was  wounded  at 
the  battle  of  New  Market.  He  returned  to  the  V.  M.  I 
in  1S()(),  and  immediately  after  his  graduation  was  made 
a  professor  in  the  institute.  In  1870  and  1871  he  pre- 
pared the  "Memorial  Volume  of  the  Virginia  Military 
Institute,"  a  record  of  the  deeds  of  its  students  who  had 
fallen  in  the  Confederate  cause.  He  was  an  earnest 
worker  for  the  fraternity,  and  was  soon  appointed  to 
prominent  official  positions.  After  he  left  the  institute, 
in  1872,  he  spent  three  years  at  the  Epispocal  Seminary 
in  Alexandria,  Virginia,  preparing  for  the  ministry,  and 
died  suddenly  in  1877.  An  old  friend  of  his,  and  a 
member  of  the  Alpha  Tau  Omega,  writes  of  him, 
"Charlie  Walker  never  had  an  enemy,"  which  is  a  rare 
character,  indeed,  for  a  man  of  brains  to  possess.  He 
was  the  author  of  "Wooglin's  Christmas  Song,"  in  our 
song  book.    ; 

In  September,  1872,  the  magazine  project  was  gotten 
under  way  by  the  i)ublication  of  the  following  circular: 


THE    FIRST    CIRCULAR.  181 

Office  General  Secretary  Beta  Theta  Pi. 

September  28,  1872. 

I.  The  undersigned  purposes  publishing,  as  soon  as  he  can 
get  an  assured  list  of  two  hundred  subscribers,  a  four-page 
newspaper,  medium  size,  to  be  called  ''The  Beta  Theta  Pi,"  and 
to  be  be  devoted  solely  and  entirely  to  the  interests  of  the  fra- 
ternity. 

II.  This  paper  will  not  aspire  to  the  position  of  a  literary 
periodical,  but  will  be  simply  the  official  organ  of  the  presiding 
chapter — a  medium  of  correspondence  between  chapters,  and  a 
means  of  keeping  bright  among  our  alumni  the  memories  of 
college  life,  letting  them  see  where  friends  and  classmates  are, 
and  that  the  boys  are  encouraged  by  their  success  to  make  more 
strenuous  efforts. 

III.  The  price  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  will  be  $1.50  per  annum 
— two  hundred  subscribers  will  just  meet  expenses.  All  beyond 
that  will  go  to  the  improvement  and  enlargement  of  the  paper. 
It  is  expected  that  every  Beta  who  receives  this  circular,  or  who 
hears  of  this  enterprise,  will  consider  himself  an  agent,  and  will 
make  strenuous  and  immediate  effort  to  secure  additions  to  the 
subscription   list. 

IV.  Each  chapter  is  earnestly  requested  to  secure  at  least 
ten  subscribers  from  its  active  members  and  alumni.  By  club- 
bing, three  or  four  copies  ought  to  be  taken  in  each  chapter. 
Let  every  man  who  can  subscribe.  Help  the  work  now,  and  in 
time  it  will  help  itself,  and  do  its  utmost  for  the  honor  of  Beta 
Theta  Pi. 

V.  Each  chapter  is  requested  to  appoint  a  special  committee, 
whose  duty  shall  be  to  prepare  for  the  paper  every  month  a  com- 
plete and  thoroug'h  synopsis  of  college  and  chapter  events,  in- 
cluding under  this  head  chapter  officers  and  members,  their 
names,  classes,  etc. ;  personal  items  concerning  alumni,  especial- 
ly those  of  last  session ;  college  success  for  the  year  as  to  num- 
ber and  standing  of  students ;  literary  society  celebrations,  es- 
pecially when  Betas  take  part ;  commencements,  especially  where 


182  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Betas    take   honors,    etc.     Appoint   this   committee   at   once,   and 
send  the  chairman's  name  to  the  editor. 

VI.  Each  chapter  is  requested  to  elect  from  its  alumni  a 
historiographer,  who  shall  prepare  a  history  of  the  foundation, 
progress  and  success  of  the  chapter. 

VII.  Anonymous  articles  of  a  general  character  will  be 
received;  l)ut  tlie  editor  reserves  to  himself  the  right  of  reject- 
ing whatever  he  pleases. 

VIII.  Every  alumnus,  in  sending  his  subscription,  will 
please  tell  what  he  is  at,  and  what  he  knows  of  other  Betas. 

IX.  This  work  is  not  undertaken  from  personal  motives, 
but  for  the  honor  of  Beta  Theta  Pi.  Every  Beta  is  interested  in 
the  work,  and  should  do  whatever  he  can  for  its  advancement. 

In  and  , 

Charles  D.  Walker. 
Address   Box  231,   Alexandria,   Virginia. 

December  IT).  1872,  the  first  number  of  the  Beta  Theta 
Pi  was  issued.  It  was  dated  from  "Alexandria.  Va.," 
and  was  num])ered  Vol.  I,  No.  I.  It  consisted  of  eight 
pages,  the  type  space  being  practically  8x12  inches  and 
each  page  was  divided  into  three  columns.  The  first 
number  was  devoted  to  an  editorial,  to  a  discussion  of 
the  position  of  Epsilon  chapter  regarding  an  irregular 
initiation,  two  or  three  official  notices,  the  convention 
poem  for  1871,  and  a  large  mass  of  personals  arranged 
by  states.  A  fac  simile  of  the  first  page  of  tins  number 
is  presented  herewith. 

But  one  advertisement  was  inserted  in  this  number — 
that  of  Kirby  &  Son,  of  New  Haven,  who  for  many 
years  made  the  Beta  badge. 

In  the  second  number  was  begun  a  series  of  timely 


wft,  tun,  vanT^-: 

Three  vord«.  u  with  »  burpib^  y^^. 
In    letlcra  of  rt«rMl  liglil. 
Upeo  the  baorty  of  niea. 

Have  IlorK*  IVracii  clouds  ravirm  now. 
Attd  ebdnesi  1ud«s  bcr  boe  with  acora,  t 
Put  Uu>a  tbe  rfudows  fh>m  tby  bfinr : 
No  t^ght  but  h»tb  ki  mom. 

H**e  Faith!  Whene'er  tbrbvk  isdrirea. 

Tbe  cklm'sdiaport,  the  t«mpe<l's^irUi — 
Kq0»  tbU  ^— 0<xt  rmles  tbc  bo«t  of-  ([eBT«a. 
Tba  mWHCui«  of  mmih. 

RftT«  hofM  1  Nm  iowc  alODC  for  one  ; 
Bot  MCB.  M  man,  thy  W«th«t  ckII 
And  ttatter  like  the  ckdrag  Bua, 
Th;  chtfUa  OB  «tL 

Thai  pnve  tbast  fewofn  os  tlij'  Bonl, 
Uofit,  Fftith  ftnd  Love,  ftnd   tbmt  shsti  fmd^ 
Stnnj^  when  liA^'i  wildcat  billows  mli — 
Ltgiit.  «h«B  tboa  «be  WW  bliod. 


At  the  SUth  Aftno*!  ronvontlon  hHd  in 
Colunihiu,  Ohio,  lo  July.  IriffS.  Mi'  Cajir- 
*T«B  sUbintttpi  a  plan  for  the  establislimcnt 
of  a  Monthly  Frntcmily  Mag»ziTio.  ,\f^er 
di*ctu*ing  thff  pUn,  'it  wm  r*fpTTcd  td  » 
speciil  comroille*  of  thre<*,  ^ho  aAcf  care-' 
ful  tuam'matioo  rcii^ried  thoi  th^y  deemed 
it  lioad-i-abk  to  cnl«Tupoo  %o  JUrge  an  im- 
dcrtmking  ii  the  Uusi  ciipplal  st^i'.e  of  the 
Soufhem  Thapters— upijn'lIiiirccDnitTienda- 
lhjn  the  tii»U«  wa^  defcrcd. 
-Since  thai  CMnjentivn  t/iii  uumiftr,  of 
l'h2p(c!>  hi.>  bcc!i  incr£i.-i''(  b\  nn.;-!,.-,]r,  and 
most  I'f  the  So'jthcJT.  Chapters  ■  hav 
iM'.ucd  thiir  for:iiCr  pro^^'ri'y  T'.  •'••■■  •-;*? 
I'-.rpc  j-t'T.i^  BcT.i  TlfKTA  Pr  !    ,  .    ,  _    ,■  , 

-  .-'-dfj^  h-^  K-rTitiirj-!!;t\  h  >.,  ,.,  .■'■  c, 
^ygi-d.  iKi*  trtrii.' of  bCf-f-hsi  ^■'^'  1-..S  :,  ,>ii' 
t^Tatcd,  tuid  iiIdcT  an!  I f'.l/;  ,T;-(n -haip 
■_i.idr!  W;r.   ■■Murr,tl..i:.":.:'    H  .  r-      |,.is  L./i-u 


'j^Cb<t«pn£  heart  of  Bsta 
U^P*  wril  E-*ef  <(gBia  throb  Fpeblj.  bia 
■fith  (;i»4'ina  »«*•.'--'■*  ttKBic  in  tbc  «ani 
e' ha*  imii^srf/ 

The  p'rtscavafr«r  owes  it  iQepptija  to  a 

firm  oonvictiOG  t^  the  truth  of  what  we  have 

Jost  mud.     It  ii  a   teotatiw   one ;  orlpnatca 

wHh  a  augfe  tocmber',  bot  oust  bot  b«  left 

entirely  in  his  haitida.     As  the  expon«fii  of 

&£  Prateraity ;  the  Prat^uty  will  ba  held 

nspoitMble   for  it.     If  U  gaiat  hoatur.  BeU 

TWta  Pi  will  bo  boDored.     It  It  is  onwortby 

■o  will  ^>e   have  .shame  brought  upon  her. 

B<jt  It  cannot  prwc  oo*i>rthy,  if  the  m*B  of 

Ifaraiu  wbohare  fathered  aiotmd  tb«  altar 

[of  Woogiin   lend  tbeir  hevty  co-operation. 

I  TTiia  we  tr\ist   they  will  do,  and  we  ask  help 

I  from  tscb  and  every  Mie  of  tbcm. 

I      We  hare  wtd  that    a  periodica]    would  be 

t  of  Infinite  advantage  to  us.     It  ronatm  for  . 

[tatoi^whow:    -A  peculiar  cbaracterUtic  of 

■jour    Fraternity  is   the  strong    attachint.-nt 

.-evinced  towarl*    it  by  tbow  w*.o  are  no 

looker  aetii-e  raerobors.    To  loster  this  spirit 

is  a  matter  of  i>rime  importincc  to  u*.    How  ! 

'  can  it  b«  b4;tter  done  Uiun   by  tiie  eNlRbIbl>-  ■ 

.  mcnc  of  a  certaia   mcaos  of  commtinicatioc  \ 

among    the^.  our   Aluniai;   enahlini;    tliei;u ' 

'  to  ki>f['  jKifitcil  abdiit   frifnd'i  and  i"mnnlc»,  ■ 

1  now    that   by   the  rarcs   and   dutiM  of  life, 

I  othtl"  correspondt-nce  is  r^'ndcred  inipo^  ^ihle  ', 

j  H(iw  can  we  bcltw  incroase  their   lutertflt  in 

I  Fraternity   nfliirs    than    by    niuking.   them 

'familiar  »ith    what    is  being  donf.     Thb  is 

wIiMt  wc  Can  do  Pir  tHcin   throiKjh    a  paper. 

yov  »iinl  t^an  tliey  doflirus?  ^^rj  naturally 

.«c  lake  pridt  .in  their  witcosa  in    life,  and 

ltH>k  to  them  ai   onr  «ta(fxple%j'    Tiw^y  most, 

rcm<?ni^l>t't   this ;  th;it   tiify,aro  Imund    to  tk  i 

■jby- tieculi:tr   t'ui,  and   have  upoii  ,  them  the  ^ 

Innfoii-  ■rc^o*i,*tbi!ity  of  netting   ns  sui-h  r^x-' 

'  rini]il'''~  rLs  n^ay  be  trortby   onr  itojtation.— ^ 

Thcv  rii>4  ,*triv(;  then,  that  'Jie  pagv-s  of  fnir 

■).afwr  T\^::.y  be.Tr  nuch  a* record  Of  thi^in-^  to  ' 

,  Jij.itic.-.i.)  c.-./cr  ('>r  liki;    livi.-'i.     Ni.t  iinlv  f  hi:-. 

.  v,-r  nitl  1'.''.  .1  i\<-z\T  niKic)^  a:fil  ';rir    (heir  in- 


Bet*   Thel*  Pi   earnestly  artd  booestly,  and 

will  gladly  dernte  ht»  kw  iu>an  of  relaia- 
tron  to  the  Stf^httiical  part  of  gettirtp  t!j* 
«Mtih  ntB&ber,  aod  tho  shaping  of  matter  xu-: 
requtring  ^>ecial  thought.  -Brothers !  help 
him  .with  might  and  main. 

KPSILON  CHAFTEB  AND  TUB 
MtNITJii. 

A  letter  from  Krwiox  OiArTCS.  to  the 
CoiraBpondiBg  Sccretnry  of  uodker  Chapter, 
complaiai  that  the  reference  to  tbem  kr  the 
la«t  minuts  giro*  tLem  a  bad  {appevance 
to  th«  Ttasarnitj  At  targe,  and  tmt  osder 
which  they  stand  -ia  a  falae  poaidon.  Thar,  . 
in  £act.  so  far  from  bariiig  been  prompted  or 
governed  by  fanpTOper  c>oti<rcfl>  they  wett 
only  actuated  by  the  siocereat  regard  for  the 
Fratenuty  at  Urge  and  for  the  inmor  of  their 
brotWr,  is  th*  actlOB  which  the/  took. 

Nov  while  we  do  not  propoae  to  enter  in- 
to any  discoaaioo  of  the  matter,  a<  this  would 
be  both  contrary  to  the  wishes  of  ^lallan 
Chapter  and  our  own — we  desire  to  say  that 
I^wlon'*  claiin  for  puriQr  of  motiTOs  through-  ■ 
out  the  whole  matt(T  both  bt^fore  arnl  since 
tbe  PonTention  should  be  allowrd. 

It  wa&  the  fortune  of  the  writlcr  of  thL^ 
article  to  bo  well  acquainted  with  all  thr- 
circumstances  in  this  case  aa  riwy  occwred  at 
y^ilon  tTiaptcr.  and  also  to  bft  prewnt  at 
die  mt^elings  of  the  Committee  that  drafted 
the  report  prewnted  to  the  C-oprention.  Th? 
central  tbou^t  nimeil  nt  b>  the  Comniittc** 
was  that  no  pervm  \>as  a  right  to  sever  his 
connrc'Jiwi/rom  a  Chapter,  i*  the  Fraternity, 
•aive  by  expulsion.  .    •  " 

So  improper  motive*.  ww«  attiilmted  In 
the  C'lminiUce  to  Epsik>n — btrt  tUf-rv  n.i-  ., 
decided  tApu'Won./ of  disapproval  -'f  il  l 
nuiimer  adoi'ted"  for  rcac^tine  tl^*-"  end. 

Fl'ii  hard  to  place  the  iwaH.,T  cJtTc-.  tN. 
hi^fon;  tho  itudor.  wilbofiv  roc-un;i;ji:  :!i: 
l_'-!jf>  <.f  tiie  entinr  iran  rcm  n.  I  .-  i;  ;. 
|.t-.;...-r  i-j  s.iTiJ.at  it  wider'  ■'■■  ■     ■■.,i-'- 


a(  :, . 


f-J  I 


Mm 


i.:>e.-.  pouitcd  W.   'no:; 


*  filin  il  ^•"■i>/l  f"ra:c: 


'iheyhawii  tjHC  Cbapitrof  thirtwr.^  . 
KX^..  i\<:n<l.    >V.;iki>.g.-»^oIc.fioi;ttd    Beta!.. 
;  -J-  ■  (!Af.e' Wvj^irsc'!  (-f  vVrjitniH-";  .,-, 

',  f    '-^d  i-pch  tl-cui. by  ht^iiy'jii. 

'i!  .■■  _,  '"hairt'-f  ill  t?:e>'ratcniiij'.:';^ 

'-     '.■'     '■■    "■-    '    ^'-  *^| 
..  '-ai.5uci:tv.aileii«  i!erti*orQi^,..^ 

^  B£0  oavefrttg^ea.ita^flKr^t.-,  ^r- 


184  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

and  valuable  papers  upon  constitutional  subjects,  collect- 
ively called  "The  Beta  Federalist,"  which  series  was 
concluded  in  five  papers,  viz: 

"Rights  and  Obligations  of  Chapters,"  by  C.  D.  Walker ; 
"Federal  Union  of  Chapters,"  by  O.  R.  Brouse;  "Relation  of 
Betaism  to  Christianity,"  by  J.  N.  Rosebro;  "Rights  and  Obli- 
gations of  Members,"  by  F.  T.  Blakemore ;  "The  National  Con- 
vention," anonymous. 

In  the  January  number  the  "Directory  of  Beta  Theta 
Pi"  was  first  inserted.  The  alumni  news  was  full  and 
fresh,  though  the  editor  did  not  use  up  all  his  space, 
but  filled  in  with  miscellaneous  literary  matter.  In  the 
March  number  the  subscription  list  was  published,  the 
total  number  of  subscribers  being  KSG,  of  which  the 
chapter  at  Ohio  University  contributed  17,  the  largest 
number  for  any  single  chapter. 

Other  articles  in  this  volume  were  one  on  Syracuse 
University,  by  George  W.  Elliott.  ^  Y,  of  that  univer- 
sity, written  at  the  instance  of  Dr.  Edward  B.  Stevens, 
Miami,  '43 ;  a  discussion  on  the  advisability  of  establish- 
ing chapters  at  Randolph-Macon  and  Columbia  Colleges, 
and  accounts  of  the  establishment  of  the  chapters  at 
Northwestern  and  Wisconsin  Universities.  In  the  No- 
vember number  was  a  new  Legend  of  Wooglin,  by  Wil- 
liam A.  Stanton,  Hanover,  '75.  The  magazine  closed 
its  first  volume  a  good  many  dollars  in  debt. 

The  convention  of  1873  met  at  Cincinnati,  December 
29.  At  this  convention  the  Beta  Thcfa  Pi  was  made  the 
official  organ  of  the  fraternity.     The  convention  directed 


THE    SECOND    VOLUME.  185 

that  it  should  be  continued  under  the  same  management, 
but  should  not  be  printed  during  the  summer  months. 
Charles  D.  Walker  was  elected  editor  until  July,  1874, 
^fter  which  date  John  I.  Covington  was  to  relieve  him 
of  the  burden. 

Accordingly,  we  find  Vol.  II,  No.  1,  bearing  date 
January,  1874,  issued  from  Baltimore,  with  Bayley  K. 
Kirkland,  V.  M.  I.  '71,  as  publisher.  The  size  was 
changed  to  the  small  quarto,  double-columned  form, 
which  was  so  long  continued,  and  the  paper  and  printing 
were  vastly  improved.  In  the  first  editorial  it  was  stated 
that  the  sum  of  $300  would  carry  the  enterprise  through. 

The  first  number  contained  little  but  convention  news, 
a  new  feature  also  was  the  Directory,  arranged  by  dis- 
tricts. The  title  was  printed  in  Greek.  The  March 
number  contained  a  summary  of  the  conventions  of  the 
fraternity,  and  a  notable  letter  from  Louis  Chauvenet,  of 
the  chapter  at  Washington  University,  St.  Louis.  In 
April,  the  article  on  Beta  conventions  was  supplemented 
by  information  from  David  W.  Cooper,  Washington  & 
Jefferson,  '74.  The  first  intimations  of  periodical  fra- 
ternity literature  other  than  that  of  Beta  Theta  Pi  were 
made  in  this  number  by  the  publication  of  notes  relating 
to  some  of  the  fraternities,  taken  from  the  Chi  Phi 
Quarterly  for  January,  1874.  In  June,  "Recollections 
of  1839,"  by  John  Reily  Knox,  form  a  most  valuable 
contribution  to  our  historical  information ;  and  the  edi- 
tor, in  his  valedictory,  urges  that  more  hearty  support 


186  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     TIIETA     PI. 

should  be  given  to  the  magazine.     His  reasons  why  the 
journal  should  be  supported  are  worth  quoting  here: 

"There  is  no  reason  for  want  of  success  if  the  meni])ers  of 
the  fraternity  will  only  give  it  proper  support.  This  they  must 
do.  First  of  all,  every  active  member  should  subscribe;  the 
price  is  not  large  cnoug'h  to  be  beyond  the  means  of  any  one 
who  is  able  to  attend  college.  If  one  member  of  the  order  can 
give  valuable  time  from  his  own  pressing  business,  or  from 
hours  when  he  is  entitled  to  rest,  to  do  work  for  the  order  that 
is  worth  hundreds  of  dollars,  it  is  a  shame  if  each  and  every 
one  of  liis  brothers  does  not  support  him  at  least  to  the  extent 
of  the  few  cents  necessary  for  subscription." 

But.  alas !  the  words  of  Brother  Walker  w-ere  not 
heeded,  for  the  paper  suspended  for  lack  of  support  from 
July,  1874,  to  January,  1876. 

The  Evansville  convention  of  1875  recognized  the 
necessity  for  continuing  the  magazine,  and  ordered  that 
it  be  re-established,  with  the  subscription  price  at  $1.50 
per  annum,  and  assessed  the  amount  upon  each  active 
member. 

We  find  Vol.  Ill,  No.  1,  issued  from  Chicago,  dated 
January  1,  187(5,  and  under  the  editorial  care  of  Olin  R. 
Brouse,  DePauw,  'GG,  and  D.  H.  Cheney,  Northwestern, 
'7G.  The  position  of  editors  of  the  journal  had  been 
thrust  upon  these  brothers  by  the  Evansville  convention, 
without  going  through  the  formality  of  asking  their  con- 
sent, and  the  editors  opened  their  career  with  an  apol- 
ogy, but  with  an  expressed  determination  to  succeed.  A 
statement  was  made  of  its  necessities,  and  it  met  with 
good  support. 


THE  THIRD  VOLUME.  187 

The  first  number  contained  a  letter  from  John  H. 
Duncan,  one  of  the  founders  of  the  fraternity,  and  an  ac- 
count of  the  resurrection  of  Lambda  chapter,  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan. 

A  new  feature  was  added,  called  "Among  the  Greeks," 
which  was  a  melange  of  personals,  news  items  and  fam- 
iliar admonitions  furnished  by  the  editors  and  served  to 
enliven  its  contents.  The  February  number  contained  the 
first  four  articles  of  the  Sigma  Chi  constitution,  and  con- 
siderable statistical  information  concerning  college  secret 
societies,  taken  from  the  Syracuse  University  Herald. 

In  March  another  statement  was  made  of  the  condi- 
tion of  the  magazine;,  by  which  it  appeared  that  the  total 
number  of  subscribers  was  197,  which,  with  the  adver- 
tisements, was  just  enough  to  pay  expenses. 

The  editors  made  the  magazine  a  success,  and  there  is 
not  a  single  uninteresting  number  in  the  volume.  The 
chapter  letters  were  full,  the  editorials  interesting  and 
the  personal  column  spicy ;  and  when  the  editors  laid 
down  their  pens  they  had  reason  to  congratulate  them- 
selves. 

The  convention  of  1876  met  at  Philadelphia  in  July, 
and  elected  as  editors  E.  J.  Gantz,  Bethany,  '75,  and 
John  L.  Dickey,  Washington  &  Jefferson,  '76.  Brother 
Dickey  was  obliged  to  resign,  and  Brother  Gantz  was 
compelled  to  carry  on  the  enterprise  alone.  The  first 
number  was  issued  by  him  September,  1876,  and  was 
dated  from  Quaker  City,  Ohio,  and  was  entitled  Vol.  Ill, 
No.  7.     During  this  management  it  seriously  deteriora- 


188  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

ted  in  mechanical  execution  and  literary  excellence,  but 
the  chapter  letters  contained  in  this  volume  rather  in- 
creased in  number  and  quality,  and  interest  in  the  journal 
seemed  to  be  deepening.  The  volume  closed  in  Decem- 
ber with  the  announcement  of  the  establishment  of  a 
chapter  at  Boston  University. 

Volume  IV.  began  in  January,  1877,  and  Brother 
Gantz's  supervision  ended  with  No.  6,  in  June.  The 
first  four  numbers  were  dated  Quaker  City,  Ohio,  and 
the  last  two  Barnesville,  Ohio.  There  was  little  that  was 
new  in  this  volume,  with  the  exception  of  a  vigorous  crit- 
icism of  the  condition,  prospects,  organization  and  gov- 
ernment of  the  fraternity,  from  the  pen  of  Walter  E. 
Dennison,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '77  appearing  in  the  number 
for  May,  1877,  and  which  indirectly  caused  a  decided  im- 
provement in  such  matters  during  the  two  years  suc- 
ceeding. / 

The  Detroit  convention  of  1877  elected  George  C. 
Rankin,  Monmouth,  '72,  John  R.  Berry,  Monmouth,  '72, 
and  John  A.  Robison,  Monmouth,  '77,  editors,  and  the 
first  number  issued  under  their  supervision  in  Septem- 
ber, from  Monmouth,  Illinois,  was  styled  Vol.  IV.,  No.  7. 
In  this  number  appeared  the  minutes  of  the  Detroit 
convention  of  1877,  and  an  interesting  letter  from  Robert 
K.  Charles,  South  Carolina,  '()2,  in  regard  to  the  dead 
chapters  in  North  and  South  Carolina. 

The  October  number  contained  extracts  "From  the 
diary  of  a  Beta  who  was  bound  to  attend  the  conven- 
tion," which,  we  believe,  was  written  by  John  S.  Good- 


DEATH   OF  THE   FIRST   EDITOR  189 

win,  DePauw,  '77.  Want  of  space  forbids  us  reprint- 
ing even  a  portion  of  this  interesting  experience ;  but 
the  result,  as  summarized  in  an  editorial  note  as  follows, 
may  be  of  interest : 

In  order  to  show  the  fraternity  at  large  that  it  is  not  neces- 
sary to  stay  away  from  our  conventions  because  one  does  not 
happen  to  be  "rolHng  in  wealth,"  at  our  earnest  request,  a 
brother,  whose  pocketbook  bears  no  proportion  to  his  Beta  en- 
thusiasm, gives  us  permission  to  publish  that  part  of  his  diary 
which  relates  to  his  convention  experience.  He  traveled  over 
five  hundred  miles,  had  a  glorious  time,  saw  all  the  sights, 
gained  five  pounds  of  flesh  in  the  week,  and  got  home,  all  on 
ten  dollars.  Even  then  he  privately  owned  up  to  us  that  he  had 
been  extravagant,  and  hardly  knew  what  his  father  would  say 
to  him. — Ed. 

This  number,  also,  contained  the  sad  announcement 
of  the  death  of  Brother  Walker. 

The  subscriptions  came  in  steadily,  and  the  size  and 
quality  of  the  paper  was  improved.  In  this  volume, 
which  was  concluded  by  No.  10,  issued  in  December, 
1877,  there  was  begun  a  number  of  articles  upon  the  gen- 
eral condition  and  policy  of  the  fraternity  upon  the  ex- 
pediency of  establishing  chapters,  and  other  Beta  mat- 
ters of  interest,  which  did  much  to  create  the  sentiment 
which  brought  the  changes  of  1879. 

Volume  V.  began  with  January,  1878,  under  the  same 
management,  and  in  the  April  number  Don  A.  Garwood, 
Michigan,  '81,  presented  certain  arguments  in  favor  of 
publishing   the    fraternity   constitution,    and   precipitated 


190  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

a  discussion  upon  that  subject  which  lasted  a  year  and 
more. 

No.  fi,  and  the  last  published  at  Monmouth,  closed 
with  a  list  of  three  hundred  paid  subscriptions.  This 
final  number  contained  a  memorial  on  the  condition  of 
the  fraternity,  by  John  S.  Goodwin,  DePauw,  and  Den- 
rtison  and  Robb,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  which  had  great  influ- 
ence in  shaping  the  policy  of  the  fraternity. 

The  convention  of  1878,  held  at  Indianapolis,  reelect- 
ed Geo.  C.  Rankin  editor  of  the  journal,  but  he  was  un- 
able to  serve  again,  and  the  presiding  chapter  at  Wit- 
tenberg College,  Ohio,  took  charge  of  the  business  man- 
agement, selecting  Willis  O.  Robb,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '79, 
as  editor.  P)rother  Robb,  thus  selected,  continued 
upon  the  staff  of  the  magazine  for  many  years,  giving 
faithful  and  enthusiastic  service  to  the  fraternity,  and 
service  of  such  a  nature  as  only  those  who  worked 
with  him  can  properly  appreciate.  A  cover  was  added 
for  this  volume,  and  its  mechanical  execution  was 
a  trifle  improved.  The  volume  opened  with  a  re- 
print of  the  minutes  of  the  convention  and  the  report 
in  full  of  the  special  committee  on  the  constitution,  ap- 
pointed by  the  Detroit  convention  of  1877.  This  vol- 
ume, which  closed  in  December,  1878,  and  Volume  VI., 
which  contained  six  numbers  from  January  to  June, 
1879,  is  chiefly  interesting  from  the  discussion  carried 
on  by  the  chapters  concerning  the  proposed  open  publi- 
cation of  the  constitution. 

An  earnest  fight,  too,  to  place  a  chapter  in  Kenyon 


THE  CHANGE  TO  CINCINNATI.  191 

College,  took  up  much  space.  The  chapter  letters, 
were  very  good.  Volume  VI.  was,  upon  the  whole,  the 
best  volume  which  had  as  yet  been  published.  Ben.  S. 
Grosscup  and  H.  A.  Markel,  Wittenberg,  "79,  were  the 
business  managers,  and  it  was  dated  from  Springfield, 
Ohio. 

The  fortieth  convention  was  held  at  Cincinnati  in 
September,  1879,  and  elected  as  editors  John  I.  Coving- 
ton of  Miami  and  Willis  O.  Robb,  Sylvester  G.  Wil- 
liams and  W.  E.  Dennison,  of  Ohio  Wesleyan.  The 
first  number  of  Volume  VII.  was  issued  from  Cincinnati 
in  October,  and  showed  improvement.  It  was  a  forty 
page,  double-column  monthly,  and  was  edited  with  ar 
ability  that  would  have  done  credit  to  many  older  peri- 
odicals. The  business  management  was  improved,  and 
vigorous  work  was  expended  in  increasing  the  subscrip- 
tion list.  Besides  the  full  report  of  the  convention,  the 
October  number  contained  a  list  of  the  conventions  of 
the  fraternity  by  the  historiographer,  the  constitution  of 
the  fraternity,  and  a  new  feature  in  the  addition  of  a 
column  of  news  items  concerning  fraternities  other  than 
Beta  Theta  Pi. 

In  the  second  number  of  this  volume  the  editors  be- 
gan the  publication  of  a  series  of  letters  written  by  the 
Betas  of  various  chapters  to  each  other  in  the  early  days 
of  the  fraternity.  These  letters  contain  much  historical 
data,  which  is  thus  preserved  to  the  fraternity.  The 
number  also  contained  an  account  of  the  last  official  acts 
of  the  fraternity  of  Alpha  Sigma  Chi,  which  in  October 


192  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

had  become  an  integral  part  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi.  A 
successful  effort  was  made  to  increase  the  "per- 
sonal" department  of  the  paper.  The  April  number, 
188U,  contained  extracts  from  the  journals  of  one  or 
two  other  fraternities,  and  properly  credited  the  infor- 
mation— then  a  new  departure  in  fraternity  journalism. 

Vol.  \'III.,  No.  1,  was  issued  in  October,  1880,  under 
the  care  of  the  same  board  of  editors  excepting  Walter 
Dennison,  who  had  moved  to  California.  The  first 
number,  containing  the  account  of  the  Baltimore  con- 
vention, was  a  brilliant  one,  though  the  changes  in  chap- 
ter nomenclature  made  by  the  convention  was  the  cause 
of  many  minor  typographical  errors.  In  the  November 
number,  a  list  of  missing"  Betas  which  the  catalogue 
committee  had  been  unable  to  find  was  published,  and 
an  article  defining  the  fraternity  status  of  the  founders  of 
the  Delta  Tau  Delta  fraternity  who  were  also  members 
of  Psi  chapter  at  Bethany  College. 

The  January  number  for  1881  contained  the  complete 
subscription  list.  In  February,  the  editors  continued 
the  publication  of  old  correspondence.  In  May,  speci- 
men pages  of  the  catalogue  of  1881,  with  a  fac  simile  of 
the  poster  to  be  used  by  Alpha  chapter  in  connection 
with  its  list  were  published.  The  volume  closed  with 
the  June  number.  The  editors  had  published  228  pages 
of  reading  matter,  and  the  journal  had  in  every  way 
been  better  than  before. 

Volume  IX.  opened  with  the  September  number,  and 
continued   under   the   same   editorial   management,   with 


THE   PAN-HELLENIC    MOVEMENT.  193 

the  addition  of  William  Raimond  Baird,  Stevens,  '78. 
The  doings  of  the  Chicago  convention  completely  filled 
the  number,  which  contained  48  pages  of  matter.  A 
new  cover^  was  adopted  for  this  volume.  In  October 
the  editors  added  a  directory  of  all  the  lawyers  in  the 
fraternity,  a  feature  which  was  continued  for  some  two 
years. 

The  November  number  contained  an  editorial  which, 
in  its  ultimate  effect,  has  had  a  great  and  constantly  in- 
creasing influence  upon  the  fraternity  world;  we  quote: 

The  Chicago  convention  adopted  a  resolution"  instructing 
the  board  of  Hrectors  to  take  what  action  might  seem  to  them 
advisable  to  secure  the  cooperation  ol  the  leading  college  fra- 
ternities in  a  movement  to  discourage  and  abolish  the  practice 
of  forming  combinations  for  political  purposes  as  to  college 
elections.  *  *  *  The  novel  feature  of  the  resolution  is  its  in- 
troduction of  the  idea  of  cooperation  with  other  fraternities. 
If  carried  into  execution,  this  would  be,  we  think,  the  first  at- 
tempt yet  made  to  obtain  common  action  by  different  and  rival 


'The  design  for  this  cover  except  for  the  title  of  the  magazine  in  the 
central  panel  was  copied  from  a  German  work  on  ancient  history  published 
at  Leipsic.  It  is  quite  appropriate  to  its  original  purpose  but  not  very 
suitable  for  the  use  to  which  it  was  transferred. 

*  The  resolution  was  suggested  by  W.  C.  Ransom,  of  Michigan,  moved 
by  E.  J.  Brown,  of  Hanover,  and  seconded  by  H.  M.  Atkinson,  of  the 
University  of   Virginia,  and   the   full   text  of   it   is   as   follows: 

Whereas,  The  Beta  Theta  Pi  fraternity  has  for  many  years  set  it's 
face  as  a  flint,  and  has  even  incorporated  an  article  in  its  constitution,  in 
opposition  to  combinations  as  a  fraternity  for  the  purpose  of  effecting 
elections  to  college  offices  and   honors;   and 

Whereas,  Such  combinations  have  been  recognized  as  one  of  the  vices 
of  the  fraternity  system;   therefore. 

Resolved,  That  the  Board  of  Directors  be  and  is  hereby  instructed  to 
take  such  measures  as  may  to  them  seem  most  advisable,  to  secure  the  co- 
operation of  the  leading  college  fraternities  in  a  movement  to  discourage 
and  abolish  the  practice  of  making  combinations  for  the  purpose  of  effect- 
ing elections   to   college   offices  and   honors. 

Supported  by   E.   J.    Brown. 


194  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

college  societies.  Everybody  who  has  given  the  matter  any 
attention  knows  that  the  last  few  years  have  been  marked  by 
an  increasing  friendliness  of  disposition  among  the  several  gen- 
eral fraternities,  and  all  true  friends  of  the  fraternity  system 
have  rejoiced  at  the  fact.  That  action  in  concert  upon  matters 
of  common  interest  may  be  lookel  for  as  one  of  the  incidents 
of  the  near  future  in  the  fraternity  world  can  hardly  be  doubt- 
ed. Indeed,  we  look  forward  with  confidence  to  a  not  distant 
time  when  an  ecumenical  conference  of  fraternity  men  will  be 
held  and  arrangements  made  which  will  greatly  strengthen  the 
good   feeling  now   developing   so   rapidly. 

We  may  add  that  while  this  cooperation  was  never 
formally  secured  by  the  Board  of  Directors,  yet  it  set- 
tled the  policy  of  the  fraternity,  and  encouraged  other 
similar  societies  to  take  a  stand  against  a  growing  evil. 

The  December,  1881,  number  followed  up  this  sug- 
gestion by  an  editorial,  written  by  W.  O.  Robb,  of  Ohio- 
Wesleyan,  entitled  a  "Pan-Hellenic  Council,"  in  which 
he  swept  away  objections  to  the  proposed  council,  and 
then,after  stating  many  and  good  reasons  why  such  a  con- 
ference would  be  beneficial,  named  several  topics  which 
he  deemed  proper  subjects  for  discussion  at  such  a  meet- 
ing. This  editorial  was  widely  copied  and  commented 
upon  by  the  fraternity  press. 

Articles  upon  prominent  American  colleges,  begun  in 
the  first  number  of  this  volume,  continued  to  be  issued 
during  this  volume  and  the  next. 

The  December  number  announced  the  completion  of  the 
catalogue  of  1881  and  contained  an  analytical  list  of  the 
Betas  who  had  become  prominent  in  various  ways.     The- 


THE    TENTH    VOLUME.  195 

March  number  contained  a  condensed  list  of  college 
fraternities,  with  their  chapters,  membership,  etc.,  and 
an  article  called  "Greek  Accents,"  describing  the  ex- 
change system  then  recently  adopted  among  the  jour- 
nals of  the  several  fraternities.  The  volume  closed  with 
an  appeal  to  attend  the  Cincinnati  convention.  During 
the  year  the  magazine  had  made  considerable  progress 
in  establishing  friendly  relations  with  rival  Greek  or- 
ders, while  it  had  continued  to  advance  in  other  lines. 

Volume  X.  commenced  with  October,  1882,  and  with 
a  changed  management.  John  I.  Covington,  Miami,  '71, 
and  Sylvester  G.  Williams^  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '77,  were 
made  managing  directors.  Four  literary  editors —  Wil- 
lis O.  Robb,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '79,  William  C.  Sprague, 
Denison,  '81,  Charles  M.  Hepburn,  Virginia,  '80,  and 
William  R.  Baird — were  selected,  and  two  business  man- 
agers— Frank  M.  Joyce,  DePauw,  '82,  and  Edw.  W. 
Runyan,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '82 — were  entrusted  with  the 
duty  of  supervising  the  publication.  The  legal  direc- 
tory was  cut  down  to  the  names  of  those  who  were  ac- 
tually paying  for  the  privilege  of  being  enrolled  in  it. 

An  able  article  upon  the  "prep"  question,  ^by  Wil- 
liam A.  Hamilton,  Northwestern,  '79,  was  a  feature  of 
the  November  number,  and  in  this  number  the  General 


'By  the  "prep"  question  was  meant  the  question  whether  the  fratern- 
ity would  continue  to  initiate  students  in  the  sub-freshman  or  preparatory 
classes  of  the  colleges.  In  the  absence  of  high  schools  such  preparatory 
departments  were  universally  maintained  and  "prep"  students  were  for 
many   years   counted   as   part   of   the   student  body. 


196  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Secretary  also  introduced  a  "calendar"  of  events  to  the 
attention  of  the   fraternity. 

In  December,  the  General  Secretary  beg-an  the  publi- 
cation of  the  names  of  all  the  members  initiated  since 
the  convention  of  1881.  In  January,  the  editors  sent 
the  following  letter  to  the  editors  of  the  several  frater- 
nity journals : 

THE  BETA  THETA  PI. 

Cincinnati,  O.,  January  ij,  1881. 

Dear  Sir — A  suggestion  made  not  long  ago  by  a  writer  in 
the  Chi  Phi  Quarterly,  as  to  a  meeting  of  fraternity  editors,  has 
met  with  very  general  favor.  It  has  seemed  to  many  that  such 
a  meeting  might  prove  to  be  the  best  method  of  preparing  the 
way  for  the  widely  discussed  Pan-Hellenic  Council,  as  well  as 
to  afford  a  means  of  arriving  at  an  understanding  upon  many 
points  of  interest  to  the  editors  of  fraternity  papers  and  fra- 
ternities at  large. 

Having  waited  in  vain  for  some  of  its  co-laborers  in  the  field 
of  fraternity  journalism  to  take  the  initiative  in  this  movement, 
the  Beta  Tlicta  Pi,  by  virtue  rather  of  its  seniority  in  age  than 
of  any  other  claim  to  leadership,  ventures  to  submit  the  follow- 
ing propositions  to  the  several  fraternity  organs : 

First — That  a  meeting  of  fraternity  editors  be  held  on  Thurs- 
day, February  22,  1883,  at  New  York,  Philadelphia  or  Wash- 
ington, as  the  majority  of  the  papers  may  prefer. 

Second — That,  inasmuch  as  the  discussion  of  a  plan  for  a 
Pan  Hellenic  Council  will  be  one  of  the  prominent  objects  of 
the  meeting,  invitations  be  sent  to  the  several  fraternities  of 
the  country  to  send  representatives  to  the  conference.  It  seems 
advisable  to  make  this  or  some  similar  provision,  since  several 
fraternities  have  already  appointed  committees  of  cooperation 
with  respect  to  the  proposed  Pan-Hellenic  Council;  and  in  any 
discussion   of  that   subject   these   fraternities   should,   of  course, 


MEETING    OF    FRATERNITY    EDITORS.  197 

be  represented  by  the  committees  of  their  own  choosing,  rather 
than  by  their  editors,  or  other  members ;  and  such  fraternities 
as  have  neither  editors  nor  committees  of  cooperation  (in  which 
number  are  several  of  the  best  orders  in  the  country)  can  also 
have  secured  to  them  in  this  way  a  representation  in  the  Pan- 
Hellenic  Council.  Of  course,  this  would  not  interfere  with  the 
holding  of  separate  sessions  by  the  fraternity  editors  present, 
to  discuss  matters  of  interest  to  them  alone. 

You  are  requested,  therefore,  to  transmit  to  this  office,  imme- 
diately, notice  of  your  approval  or  disapproval  of  the  date 
named  above,,  and  of  your  preference  among  the  places  of  meet- 
ing suggested.  Also,  your  opinion  as  to  the  second  proposition 
— the  inviting  of  others  than  editors  to  the  gathering.  Sugges- 
tions are  asked  upon  any  points  that  occur  to  you. 

We  will  take  the  responsibility  of  executing  the  wishes  of  the 
majority  of  the  brethren  of  the  fraternity  press,  and  will  im- 
mediately notify  you  of  the  details  of  the  plan,  as  determined 
by  your  votes.  Fraternally  yours. 

The  Editors  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi. 

This  was  followed  in  February  by  the  following  let- 
ter, and  on  February  28nd  the  fraternity  meeting  was 
actually  held  at  Philadelphia. 

The  Beta   Theta   Pi   Editorial   Rooms,       | 
5  W.  Third  St.,  Cincinnati,  O.,  Feb.  lo,  1883.  ] 

Dear  Sir — The  editors  of  the  several  fraternity  journals  (the 
Star  and  Crescent  of  Alpha  Delta  Phi ;  the  Chi  Phi  Quarterly, 
the  Alpha  Tau  Omega  Palm,  the  Crescent  of  Delta  Tau  Delta, 
the  Sigma  Chi,  the  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon  Record,  the  Phi  Gamma 
Delta,  the  Scroll  of  Phi  Delta  Theta,  and  the  Beta  Theta  Pi) 
have  arranged  for  a  conference,  to  be  held  at  the  Colonnade 
Hotel,  Philadelphia,  February  22,  1883,  at  11  a.  m.  One  of  the 
subjects  to  be  discussed  is  the  widely-mooted  inter-fraternity  or 
Pan-Hellenic   Council;   and   it   is   hoped   that   details   of  a   plan 


198  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

for  such  a  council  (to  he  licUl  in,  say,  two  years)  may  be  agreed 
upon  at  the  conference  of  the  22nd,  ready  for  submission  to  the 
several  fraternities  at  their  next  annual  conventions.  The  ed- 
itors above  named  would  like  to  have  representatives  of  as  many 
fraternities  as  possible  meet  with  them  at  the  time  and  place 
given,  for  a  discussion  of  this  project.  It  will,  of  course,  be  a 
purely  informal  meeting,  and  no  fraternity  will,  in  any  way,  be 
bound  by  its  results ;  but  it  is  hoped  that  you  will  see  that  your 
fraternity  has  at  least  one  fraternity  member  present  (besides 
its  editor,  if  it  has  one),  to  consult  with  those  of  other  orders 
upon  the  subject  named.  As  the  time  is  short,  it  need  not  be 
considered  necessary  to  have  your  grand  chapter  appoint  a  dele- 
gate with  special  powers,  but  if  you  will  kindly  select,  as  Gen- 
eral Secretary,  a  member  of  your  order  who  can  conveniently 
be  at  the  meeting,  every  purpose  of  this  call  will  be  served. 
Please  notify  the  undersigned  of  your  action,  if  you  see  fit  to 
take  any.  Very  respectfully, 

The  Editors  of  tlie  Beta  Tlieta  Pi. 

The  January  number  contained  an  editorial  on  the 
relations  of  a  fraternity  man  to  his  college,  and  a  review 
of  the  "Secret  Society  System,"  both  of  which  articles 
were  copied  by  nearly  the  entire  fraternity  press. 

The  March  number  contained  an  account  of  the  Pan- 
Hellenic  meeting  at  Philadelphia,  and  an  article  entitled 
*'Our  Constitutional  Development,"  showing  the  changes 
in  our  law  from  1839  to  1865.  The  Beta  Theta  PtV hav- 
ing been  drowned  out  by  a  flood  at  Cincinnati,  gave  its 
readers  a  picture  of  the  condition  of  the  city  during  its 
submergence. 

The  objects  of  alumni  chapters  and  a  consideration 
of  the  fraternity  fight  at  Purdue^  take  up  much  of  the 


THE  PURDUE  CASE.  199 

space  of  the  April  number,  and  a  review  of  the  Psi  Up- 
silon  Diamond  justly  satirized  that  unfortunate  period- 
ical. 

The  June,  1883,  number,  closing  Volume  X.,  presents 
an  account  of  General  Secretary  Wambaugh's  trip  to 
the  eastern  chapters,  an  account  of  Saratoga,  for  the 
benefit  of  convention-goers,  and  a  tabulated  record  of 
the  membership  of  the  fraternity  in  the  Federal  and 
Confederate  armies  during  the  war. 


^  This  was  a  litigation  begun  by  a  student  at  Purdue  who  had  been 
excluded  from  the  university  because  he  was  a  member  of  Sigma  Chi.  At 
first  admission  was  denied  him  but  the  decision  was  reversed  on  appeal. 
For  a  full  account  of  the  case  see  American  College  Fraternities  6th  Ed., 
p.   464. 


CHAPTER  X. 

The  Beta  Theta  Pi  Magazine — Second  Decade. 

Volume  XL  was  under  a  new  management.  John  T. 
Covington,  Miami,  '71,  and  William  F.  Boyd,  Ohio,  '66, 
were  managing  directors,  Chambers  Baird,  Harvard,  '82 
was  editor-in-chief,  and  with  him  were  associated  Wm. 
R.  Baird,  Stevens,  '78,  and  Francis  W.  Shepardson,  Den- 
ison,  '83,  while  Marshall  P.  Drury,  Knox,  '70,  Edward 
L.  Martin,  DePauw,  '84,  and  Samuel  S.  Kauffman, 
Wittenberg,  '83,  were  made  business  managers.  The 
volume  opened  with  the  number  for  October,  1883, 
which  contained  a  good  account  of  the  Saratoga  conven- 
tion, of  the  inception  of  the  plan  of  Chas.  J.  Seaman, 
Denison,  '71,  for  establishing  an  alumni  club  and  sum- 
mer resort,  which  later  developed  into  the  Wooglin  en- 
terprise, the  address  in  full  of  Chancellor  Charles  N. 
Sims,  DePauw,  '59,  made  before  the  convention,  the  re- 
sponse of  Major  Ransom  to  the  address  of  welcome, 
and  a  good  article  by  Sylvester  G.  Williams,  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan,  '79,  on  the  future  of  the  fraternity.  The  usual 
number  of  chapter  letters,  personals  and  fraternity  notes 
conclude  the  number.  The  November  number  contained 
the    convention    poem,    a    biographical    sketch    of    Gov. 

(201) 


202  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Hoadly,  a  long  literary  article  on  the  first  Latin  Renais- 
sance, a  sketch  of  Harvard,  and  the  first  suggestion  of 
uniting  the  chapter  letters  into  an  annual,  by  William 
C.  White,  Hampden-Sidney,  '80. 

In  December,  under  the  title  of  "Fraternity  Studies," 
^  William  R.  Baird,  Stevens,  '78,  contributed  the  first  of 
a  series  of  articles  on  the  fraternity,  which  continued 
through  seven  numbers ;  the  Harvard  articles  were  con- 
cluded, and  another  literary  article,  entitled,  "A  Frag- 
ment of  Roman  History,"  appeared.  A  discussion  was 
also  commenced  regarding  the  questions  of  large  and 
small  chapters,  and  killing  or  nursing  weak  ones.  In 
this  number  appeared  the  first  chapter  letter  from  the 
Amherst  chapter,  which  was  instituted  October  12,  1883, 
by  initiating  the  members  of  the  Torch  and  Crown,  a 
local  society  organized  by  members  of  the  class  of  1881- 
'82,  and  a  letter  announcing  the  repeal  of  the  anti-fra- 
ternity laws  of  Vanderbilt  University.  The  number 
concluded  with  the  statistics  attached  to  the  secretary's 
report  at  the  convention. 

The  January,  1884,  number  contained  an  article  entitled, 
"Out  of  the  World,"  by  Chambers  Baird,  Harvard,  '82, 
detailing  the  experiences  of  a  visit  to  Minot's  Ledge 
light  house.  The  number  also  contained  a  good  series 
of  editorials  and  fraternity  notes.  In  the  February  num- 
ber appeared  an  article  on  "The  Revolutionary  Treaty 
with  France,"  by  Wm.  B.  Burnet,  Iowa,  'Ti).     Also,  the 


'  These   articles   were   developed   into   this   present   book. 


THE    FIRST    FRATERNITY    FICTION.  203 

first  announcement  of  the  Wooglin  club,  with  a  map  and 
a  commendatory  notice  by  the  editor.  The  March  num- 
ber contained  an  article  on  Princeton,  by  F.  M.  Walker. 
M'artin  H.  Albin,  Randolph-Macon,  wrote  a  letter  fur- 
thering the  plan  of  sending  out  the  annual  letter  of  the 
chapter  in  a  special  number  of  the  magazine. 

In  April  appeared  an  article  on  "Religion  and  Secret 
Societies,"  by  Solon  Louer,  Western  Reserve,  '86 ;  in 
May,  one  by  John  I.  Covington,  on  the  graves  of  Gold- 
smith and  Gray,  near  London,  and  "Through  the  An- 
nisquam  River/'  by  Chambers  Baird.  These,  with  an 
article  in  the  June  number,  entitled,  "From  College 
Training  into  Intellectual  Life,"  comprised  the  literary 
articles  of  the  volume.  A  formal  account  of  the  instal- 
lation of  the  Vanderbilt  chapter,  and  the  articles  of  in- 
corporation of  the  alumni  club,  were  contained  in  the 
April  number. 

Volume  XII.  contained  six  numbers,  having  been 
changed  to  a  bi-monthly.  It  still  displayed  the  "Owl 
and  Dragon"  cover,  Willis  O.  Robb  was  the  editor; 
Francis  W.  Shepardson,  Chambers  Baird  and  William  R. 
Baird  were  associates,  and  Frank  M,  Joyce,  DePauw, 
'82,  was  business  manager.  An  unusual  amount  of 
news  from  other  fraternities  was  a  feature  of  the  vol- 
ume, and  it  was  made  notable  by  three  pieces  of  fiction 
which  were  widely  copied,  and  excited  general  com- 
mendation;   viz,   "Grif's   Candidate,"^   November,   1884; 


'  So  far  as  is  known  to  the  editor  this  was  the  first  fictitious  story  deal- 
ing  with   a    fraternity   subject   ever   written. 


204  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

"His  Second  Degree,"  January,  1885,  and  the  "Minutes 
of  the  Diogenes  Ckib,"  the  latter,  by  Syl.  G.  Williams, 
being  continued  in  desultory  fashion,  through  three 
volumes.  The  management  in  November  announced 
that  purely  literary  articles  would  no  longer  be  printed, 
and  this  has  continued  to  be  the  rule.  In  November 
appeared  the  report  of  the  committee  on  alumni  chap- 
ters, with  the  model  set  of  by-laws  for  such  chapters. 
A  good  department  of  chapter  letters  was  also  main- 
tained, and  there  were  articles  of  excellence  reviewing 
the  Psi  Upsilon  Epitome  and  the  "History  of  Omega  chap- 
ter of  Sigma  Chi"  and  upon  the  University  of  Rochester, 
the  latter  by  William  C.  Sheppard,  Denison,  '85.  The 
number  for  July,  1885,  contained  an  index  to  the  first 
eleven  volumes  of  the  magazine,  from  December,  1872, 
to  June,  1884,  by  William  A.  Hamilton,  Northwestern, 
'79.  The  social  life  of  the  fraternity  was  emphasized 
by  an  article  on  "Life  at  Wooglin-on-Chautauqua"  in 
the  September  number,  and  an  illustrated  article  on  the 
alumni  club  in  the  July  number.  On  the  whole,  this 
volume  reached  a  high  level.  During  this  year  it  was 
easily  the  leader  of  the  Greek  press,  and  worthily  main- 
tained its  supremacy. 

Volume  Xni.,  under  the  management  of  Eugene 
Wambaugh,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '75.  as  editor-in-chief,  with 
Francis  W.  Shepardson,  William  C.  Sprague,  Denison, 
'81,  and  Richard  L.  Fearn,  Stevens,  '84,  as  associates, 
and  Frank  M.  Joyce  as  business  manager,  opened  with 
the  number  for  September,  1885.     The  outward  appear- 


THE    HAND-BOOK    OF    1886.  205 

ance  of  the  magazine  was  changed,  a  plain  blue  cover 
being  substituted  for  the  brown  owl  and  dragon.  The 
volume  consisted  of  ten  numbers,  and  it  appeared  with 
regularity.  Notable  articles  were  on  Miami  University, 
by  Charles  M.  Hepburn,  Virginia,  '80,  whose  father 
(Andrew  D.  Hepburn,  Jefferson,  '51)  had  for  many 
years  been  a  professor  at  the  university,  apropos  of  the 
re-opening  of  the  institution ;  "Betas  in  Public  Life,"  by 
Chas.  B.  Ketcham,  DePauw,  '80,  the  announcement  of 
whose  death  was  contained  in  the  number  succeeding 
that  in  which  his  article  was  printed,  and  two  stories  in 
the  January  number,  dealing  with  problems  of  under- 
graduate fraternity  life,  under  the  headings,  "A  Prodigal 
at  Commersly,"  and  "Another  Prodigal."  The  May 
number  also  contained  some  notes  on  the  inactive  chap- 
ters at  Monmouth  and  Chicago,  by  Frank  W.  Shepard- 
son,  Denison,  '82. 

The  February,  March  and  April  numbers  were  com- 
bined in  one,  under  the  title,  "Hand-Book  of  1886."  It 
was  compiled  by  the  editor,  Eugene  Wambaugh,  and 
contained  14  pages  of  notes  upon  the  history  of  the  fra- 
ternity from  1881  to  1885,  and  a  full  list  of  all  the  mem- 
bers admitted  since  the  convention  of  1881,  arranged  by 
chapters  in  the  order  of  their  initiation,  and  prefaced  by 
notes  on  the  colleges  in  which  the  several  chapters  were 
located.  These  notes  gave  sufficient  and  useful  infor- 
mation concerning  the  college,  the  different  fraternities, 
and  the  parts  which  the  members  of  the  chapter  had 
played   in   general    fraternity   movements.     It   concluded 


206  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

with  an  alphabetical  index  and  a  geographical  distribu- 
tion of  the  members'  names.  It  was  a  splendid  and  suc- 
cessful piece  of  work,  and  demonstrated  the  supreme 
usefulness  of  the  system  of  reporting  initiations  and 
transfers  which  had  been  adopted  in  IHSl. 

Volume  XI\\  LSSG-T,  was  a  quarterly — a  form  which 
was  continued  for  three  years.  Chambers  Baird  was 
the  editor-in-chief,  and  associated  with  him  were  Francis 
W.  Shepardson,  William  R.  Baird,  Richard  L.  Fearn 
and  W.  H.  Crawshaw,  Colgate,  '87. 

The  volume  contained  no  novel  features,  except  the 
cover  was  changed  to  brown,  and  displayed  a  small 
dragon  holding  the  fraternity  badge,  on  its  front  page. 
The  minutes  of  the  Diogenes  Club  appeared  at  irregular 
intervals.  Other  articles  of  interest  were  an  account  of 
the  academic  fraternity  of  A  <&.  and  full  accounts  of 
banquets  at  Boston,  Baltimore,  and  Denver,  the  reunion 
of  Ohio  Betas,  and  the  formation  of  a  state  organization, 
and  the  dinner  tendered  to  Governor  Ploadly  by  the 
Betas  of  New  York  City.  The  quarterly  form  present- 
ed unusually  good  opportunities  for  the  preparation  of 
editorials  and  the  gathering  of  chapter  letters,  and  they 
were  made  the  most  of.  The  volume  closed  with  No.  4, 
dated  June,  1887. 

Volume  XV.,  still  in  the  quarterly  form,  and  un- 
changed in  style  and  management,  commenced  in  1887. 
Chambers  Baird,  however,  was  obliged  to  give  up  his 
position  as  editor  for  private  reasons,  and  the  other 
numbers,  which  were  issued  in  January,  April  and  June, 


THE   EXCHANGE  LIST   SUSPENDED.  207 

1888,  were  under  the  management  of  Charles  M.  Hep- 
burn as  editor-in-chief,  with  Chambers  Baird,  Francis  W. 
Shepardson  and  Richard  Lee  Fearn  as  associates.  Frank 
W.  Burgoyne,  Wooster,  '86,  was  business  manager  dur- 
ing the  year.  The  chapter  letters  were  full  and  inter- 
esting, and  the  editorials  quite  up  to  the  usual  mark ; 
but  there  were  few  personals  and  little  news.  The 
quarterly  form  seemed  to  have  developed  the  literary  at 
the  expense  of  the  news  character  of  the  journal.  Arti- 
cles that  may  be  noted  were  on  "The  Chicago  Betas," 
"Extension  in  the  Great  West,"  and  the  "Southern  Cal- 
ifornia Reunion,"  in  the  January  number ;  a  letter  from 
the  janitor  of  the  Diogenes  Club  in  the  April  number, 
and  Betas  in  the  "Methodist  General  Conference,"  in 
the  June  number.  The  poetry  in  this  volume  was  un- 
usually plentiful  and  good. 

Volume  XVL  was  issued  in  October,  1888,  and  Janu- 
ary, April  and  September,  1889,  and  showed  little  change 
in  style  or  matter  from  the  preceding  volume.  The  edi- 
torial board  was  the  same,  except  that  Chambers  Baird 
retired,  and  was  succeeded  by  Franklin  M'.  Welsh,  Dick- 
inson, '88. 

Volumes  XV.  and  XVI.  each  contained  few  items  of 
information  concerning  other  fraternities,  and  the  Beta 
Thcta  Pi  did  not  exchange  with  other  fraternity  journals 
during  these  years.  The  October  number  (1888)  con- 
tained the  sermon  delivered  before  the  convention  by 
Rev.  George  W.  F.  Birch,  Washington  and  Jefferson, 
'58,  of  New  York,  entitled  a  "Model  Beta,"  and  an  ar- 


208  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     TIIETA     PI. 

tide  on  the  Betas  in  the  Fiftieth  Congress,  which  is  some- 
what remarkable  for  including  a  notice  of  Senator 
Charles  J.  Faulkner,^  who  is  not  a  Beta.  The  January 
number  contained  two  articles  in  similar  strain — "Beta 
Governors,"  by  Albert  H.  Washburn,  Cornell,  '79,  and 
"Betas  at  the  Battle  of  New  Market,"  by  Richard  L. 
Fearn,  Stevens,  '84.  The  death  of  Hon.  David  Linton, 
one  of  the  founders  of  the  fraternity,  is  noted  in  the  Sep- 
tember (1S89)  number,  and  the  volume  concluded  with 
both  a  general  and  personal  index. 

Volume  XVII.,  still  under  the  guidance  of  Charles  M. 
Hepburn,  reverted  to  the  monthly  form,  and  consisted 
of  eight  numbers,  from  October,  1889,  to  June,  1890. 
Chambers  Baird  was  again  added  to  the  staff,  which  was 
increased  to  six  associates  liy  the  further  addition  of 
Frank  H.  Scott,  Northwestern,  '77,  and  George  Hos- 
kins,  Boston,  '90.  The  change  in  frequency  of  issue 
also  involved  a  change  in  style  and  matter,  Init  the  mag- 
azine was  maintained  on  its  previous  high  plane.  The 
brown  cover  was  retained,  but  the  badge  and  dragon 
was  enlarged,  and  the  table  of  contents  removed  to  the 
inside  page.  This  volume  also  added  a  department  of 
college  news,  and  a  decidedly  newsy  and  timely  char- 
acter was  imparted  to  its  articles ;  the  personals  were 
more  numerous  and  exhaustive,  and  the  department  of 


'  This  was  due  to  the  fact  that  .Senator  Faulkner  had  a  cousin  of  pre- 
cisely the  same  name  who  was  a  Beta.  We  recall  at  one  time  before  the 
mistake  was  known  that  Senator  Faulkner  was  invited  to  attend  a  Beta 
dinner  at  W'ashington  and  as  he  afterwards  exjiressed  himself  was  "almost 
persuaded  that  he  actually  had  made  a  mistake  and  had  been  a  Beta  in 
college,"   so   earnestly   was   the    invitation   extended    to    him. 


THE    EIGHTEENTH    VOLUME.  209 

fraternity  news  was  strengthened  and  enlarged.  To  the 
title  of  the  January  number  was  added,  "With  which  has 
been  united  the  Mystic  Messenger,"  in  token  of  the  union 
of  the  Mystical  Seven  with  the  fraternity.  This  num- 
ber also  contained  articles  upon  the  Mystical  Seven  and 
its  history,  and  was  prefaced  by  a  steel-plate  engraving 
of  its  customary  emblems.  During  the  year,  articles 
were  printed  on  the  founding  of  the  chapter  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Minnesota,  the  legal  fraternity  of  4>  A  $, 
"The  Earliest  Beta  Song  Book  f "  "A  Welcome  to  2  A  n," 
upon  the  occasion  of  establishing  a  chapter  at  Dartmouth 
with  the  members  of  a  local  society  of  that  name ;  "The 
Providence  Betas,"  "Some  Facts  for  a  Contemporary," 
sharply  exposing  a  misleading  statement  of  the  ATA 
Journal  concerning  the  number  of  its  eastern  chapters  ; 
"Eastern  Betaism,  as  Viewed  by  a  Western  Beta,"  and 
"Betas  in  the  Fifty-first  Congress."  The  June  number 
contained  as  a  frontispiece  a  half-tone  picture  of  the  club- 
house at  Wooglin. 

Volume  XVIII. ,  for  1890-91,  was  issued  in  seven  reg- 
ular numbers,  in  the  same  style  as  the  preceding  volume, 
and  one  extra  number,  called  "June-July,  1891,"  which 
was  in  effect  an  advertisement  of  the  coming  convention, 
and  was  bound  in  a  dainty  blue  cover.  There  was  no 
change  in  the  management.  This  volume  showed  a  more 
careful  arrangement  of  material  and  a  stricter  classifi- 
cation than  theretofore.  Several  of  the  numbers  con- 
tained short  timely  articles  on  educational  topics — "The 
Teaching  of  literature,"  by   Prof.  Thos.  R.   Price,  Vir- 


210  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

ginia,  '58 ;  "A  Revolution  in  University  Methods,"  by 
Francis  W.  Shepardson,  Denison,  '82 ;  "The  Student's 
Vocation  in  China,''  by  W.  A.  P.  Martin,  Indiana,  '4G  ; 
and  "The  University  of  Chicago,"  by  WilHam  D.  Fuller- 
ton,  Northwestern,  '85.  And  there  were  others  on  fra- 
ternity topics:  "Honorary  Membership,"  "Supersti- 
tions," "Some  Recent  Fraternity  Clubs,"  "University 
and  Fraternity  Clubs,"  and  "The  Naval  Academy  Chap- 
ter." The  first  number,  in  October,  1890,  contained  the 
scholarly,  broadminded  address  on  "Fraternal  Human- 
ity," delivered  before  the  51st  convention  by  Willis  O. 
Robb,  and  the  poem  by  Willis  Bough  ton,  Michigan,  '81 ; 
and  it  also  contained  "A  Word  About  the  Convention," 
by  John  Reily  Knox,  certainly  a  unique  contribution  by 
the  founder  of  the  fraternity  51  years  after  its  founda- 
tion. 

An  article  entitled  "A  Mystical  Union,''  in  this  same 
number,  correctly  outlined  the  real  relations  between  the 
Mystical  Seven  fraternity  and  our  own,  which,  with  deft 
malice,  had  been  misrepresented  by  the  fraternity  press, 
led  by  the  Quarterly  of  A  K  E. 

Number  5  in  this  volume  was  devoted  to  an  account 
of  the  great  dinner  given  to  Justice  Harlan,  of  the  United 
States  Supreme  Court,  and  the  Beta  banquets  at  Boston, 
Chicago,  Syracuse  and  Newark,  O.  ■ 

This  volume  contained  448  octavo  pages,  and  was  the 
largest  in  that  respect  issued  to  that  date. 

It  was  decided  at  the  convention  of  1891,  that  the 
price  of  the  magazine  was  too  low,  and  it  was  according- 


ILLUSTRATIONS    FIRST    USED.  211 

Iv  raised  to  $2  per  annum,  a  concession  of  $1  being  made 
to  Betas  who  had  been  out  of  college  three  years  or  less. 

Volume  XIX.,  for  1891-92,  consisted  of  six  regular 
and  two  special  numbers.  The  former  were  bound  in  a 
gray  paper  cover,  displaying  the  dragon  and  shield, 
printed  in  brown  or  blue;  the  latter  were  bound  in  the 
cover  adopted  for  No.  8  of  the  previous  volume.  The 
special  numbers  were  the  minutes  of  the  52nd  conven- 
tion, and  the  annual  letters  of  the  chapters  bound  into 
one  pamphlet,  thus  realizing  the  dream  of  fraternity 
workers  ten  years  before.  The  two  special  numbers 
were  edited  by  the  General  Secretary,  and  the  regular 
numbers  by  the  editor-in-chief,  who  continued  in  office 
without  associates,  and  acted  as  his  own  business  man- 
ager. 

This  volume  contained  an  innovation  in  the  adoption 
of  illustrations,  consisting  of  half-tone  plates  scattered 
through  the  text. 

The  first  number,  issued  in  October,  1891,  contained 
the  address  delivered  before  the  convention,  "Our  Debt 
to  Mediocrity,"  by  Rev.  J-  Calvin  Kaufifman,  Witten- 
berg, '72,  and  the  convention  poem,  by  James  T.  Hat- 
field, Northwestern,  '83  and  several  articles  depicting 
various  phases  of  life  at  Wooglin. 

The  remaining  numbers  of  the  year  contained  a  very 
large  number  of  small  articles  of  from  300  to  500  words, 
on  a  great  variety  of  topics,  fraternal  and  otherwise. 
The  most  noteworthy,  perhaps,  were  those  on  "Rutgers 
College,"  by  Louis  F.  Ruf,  Rutgers,  '85,  "Beta  Eta,"  by 


212  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Robert  H.  Fernald,  Maine,  '92,  the  "Fraternities  at  the 
World's  Fair,"  by  L.  R.  Fearn,  and  "Recollections  of 
Early  College  Days  in  Ohio,"  by  Henry  Beard,  of  the 
old  Cincinnati  chapter. 

The  dinner  tendered  to  John  W.  Noble,  Secretary  of 
the  Interior,  by  the  Betas  of  New  York  City,  and  ban- 
quets and  reunions  at  Boston,  Galesburg,  111.,  and  Col- 
umbus, Ohio,  also  received  attention. 

The  number  for  May,  1892,  in  reality  closed  the  vol- 
ume, though  the  chapter  annuals  were  issued  later. 

\'olume  XX.,  for  1892-93,  under  the  same  manage- 
ment, consisted  of  seven  regular  and  two  special  num- 
bers, the  latter  being  the  convention  minutes  and  chap- 
ter annuals.  The  cover  on  the  regular  numbers  was 
changed  to  a  light  blue  paper  printed  with  dark  blue  ink, 
and  to  many  its  appearance  was  not  so  pleasing  as  that 
of  the  preceding  volumes.  The  feature  of  short  illus- 
trated articles  was  continued,  and,  as  before,  much  space 
was  given  to  college  as  contrasted  with  purely  fraternity 
topics.  The  first  number,  as  usual,  contained  the  con- 
vention poem  which  was  by  Sam  W.  Foss,  Brown,  '82. 
It  also  had  biographical  sketches  of  Charles  H.  Hardin, 
Governor  of  Missouri,  and  one  of  the  founders  of  the 
fraternity,  who  died  in  July,  1892,  and  of  W.  C.  Ransom, 
of  Michigan.  During  the  year,  a  number  of  articles  on 
college  topics  appeared :  "The  University  of  Chicago," 
by  F.  W.  Shepardson,  who  had  been  appointed  a  pro- 
fessor at  the  reorganized  institution ;  "University  of 
Leipsic."  by  Otis  II.  Fisk.  Yale.  '92  ;  "A  Sketch  of  the 


THE  TWENTIETH  VOLUME.  213 

Colegate  Chapter,"  by  W.  H.  Crawshaw,  Colgate,  '87 ; 
"Pioneer  Colleges  in  Ohio,"  by  Willis  Boughton,  Mich- 
igan, '81 ;  "Pensylvania  State  College,"  by  Henry  T. 
Fernald,  Maine,  and  "Kenyon,"  by  E.  M.  Benedict,  Ken- 
yon,"  '85.  The  articles  on  Kenyon  and  Chicago  fore- 
shadowed the  revival  of  the  chapters  at  those  institu- 
tions. In  addition,  there  was  an  article  on  "Senator 
Quay,  of  Pennsylvania,"  by  H.  Walton  Mitchell,  Penn- 
sylvania State,  '90 ;  "A  Calendar  of  Fraternity  Events," 
in  the  first  number,  and  much  information  scattered  all 
through  the  year  concerning  the  proposed  fraternity  ex- 
hibit at  the  World's  Fair  at  Chicago. 

Dinners  and  reunions  in  New  York,  Washington, 
Boston  and  Nashville  received  due  attention,  and  during 
the  year  there  were  many  editorials  upon  the  relative 
powers  and  duties  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and  the 
newly  created  Executive  Committee. 

During  the  year  there  was  much  dissatisfaction  with 
the  management  of  the  magazine  among  the  chapters.  Its 
form,  style  and  tone  were  all  the  subject  of  adverse  criti- 
cism and  this  resulted  in  a  complete  change  in  its  control 
at  the  convention  of  1893. 


CHAPTER  XI. 
The  Beta  Theta  Pi  Magazine — To  the  present  time. 

Volume  XXI  for  1893-94  consisted  of  six  regular 
and  two  special  numbers,  the  latter  being  the  minutes  of 
the  convention  and  the  chapter  annuals.  This  arrange- 
ment has  been  continued  ever  since.  This  volume  and 
the  succeeding  twelve  volumes  were  printed  at  Harris- 
burg,  Pennsylvania,  but  were  edited  from  New  York 
City.  The  name  of  James  T.  Brown,  Cornell  '76  ap- 
peared in  this  volume  as  Business  Manager.  The  name 
of  Frank  M.  Rooney,  Syracuse,  '90  appeared  as  Editor 
on  the  first  two  numbers  only.  Owing  to  a  difference 
between  them,  the  business  manager  assumed  the  title 
and  responsibilities  of  Editor.  As  a  matter  of  fact  all 
of  the  numbers  of  this  volume  and  of  the  succeeding 
volumes  to  date  have  been  edited  by  William  R.  Baird. 
The  form  of  the  magazine  was  changed.  A  heavy  paper 
with  a  natural  finish  was  employed  and  several  illustra- 
tions on  smooth  paper  and  printed  in  colored  ink  were 
added.  A  new  and  pleasing  cover  was  adopted.  It 
was  printed  on  pearl  gray  paper  in  reddish  brown  ink. 
The  design  embodied  a  shield  displaying  quarterings 
upon  which  were  emblazoned  three  roses,  seven  seven- 

(215) 


216  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     TI. 

pointed  stars  and  three  diamonds,  the  whole  being  sur- 
rounded by  a  wreath. 

The  first  number  contained  half-tone  portraits  in 
color  of  Judge  Harlan  and  Senator  Voorhees  and  an  ar- 
ticle on  the  "Parting  of  the  Ways,"  relating  to  the  choice 
of  a  fraternity,  and  describing  distinguishing  character- 
istics of  a  number  of  the  fraternities.  It  also  contained 
an  article  on  "The  American  College  Fraternity  System" 
by  John  I.  Covington  and  a  reprint  of  the  essay  on  the 
"Legal  Status  of  the  Fraternities"  read  by  William  R. 
liaird  before  the  college  fraternity  congress  at  Chicago 
in  July,  1893.  In  the  second  number,  the  frontispiece 
was  a  reproduction  of  the  map  which  long  hung  upon 
the  parlor  wall  of  the  Wooglin  Club  house  showing  the 
division  of  the  fraternity  into  districts  and  the  location 
of  the  different  chapters.  There  w^as  a  well  illustrated 
article  in  this  number  upon  Washington  and  Jefferson 
College  by  Prof.  Joseph  Waugh,  "57.  It  was  the  first 
of  a  long  series  of  illustrated  articles  descriptive  of  near- 
ly every  institution  in  which  a  chapter  of  the  fraternity 
is  located.  An  account  of  the  College  Fraternity  Con- 
gress at  Chicago  also  appeared  in  this  number. 

During  the  rest  of  the  year  there  were  biographical 
articles  with  portraits  relating  to  Hon.  Edwin  H.  Ter- 
rell, General  John  B.  Gordon.  Justice  David  J.  Brewer, 
Bishop  Charles  H.  Fowler  of  the  Methodist  church,  of 
the  members  of  the  Executive  committee,  Messrs.  Han- 
na,  Thornburg  and  Jones  and  of  each  ot  the  nine  Dis- 
trict  chiefs.     Other    notable    contributions    were    "The 


VOLUME    TWENTY-TWO.  217 

Sour  Apple"  by  Charles  N.  Ironside  (X  $,  Rutgers  '79) 
Fraternity  Journalism  as  an  Aid  in  Fraternity  Govern- 
ment" by  Charles  M.  Hepburn,  Virginia,  '81 ;  "The  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania,"  illustrated,  by  Prof.  Julian 
Millard,  Michigan  '89;  "Knox  College,"  illustrated,  by 
George  E.  Stephens,  Knox  '94 ;  "University  Extension 
and  Beta  Theta  Pi"  by  Francis  W.  Shepardson ;  "The 
Fraternity  and  Conscience"  by  Willis  O.  Robb,  and  two 
fine  articles,  one  "Dickinson  College,"  by  Clyde  B.  Furst, 
Dickinson,  '93,  and  another,  "Dickinson  Vignettes"  by 
Robert  E.  MacAlarney,  Dickinson,  '93,  describing  that 
college  and  its  life.  A  dinner  given  in  ]\Iarch,  1894,  to 
John  I.  Covington  by  the  Chicago  Alumni  received 
ample  treatment. 

In  addition  there  were  the  usual  editorials,  personals 
and  chapter  letters.  The  editorials  ceased,  however,  to 
relate  chiefly  to  the  functions  and  powers  of  the  Board 
of  Directors  and  the  Executive  committee  and  treated 
more  particularly  of  fraternity  methods,  aims,  and  prin- 
ciples. The  installation  of  the  Lambda  Rho  at  the  re- 
vived University  of  Chicago  furnished  the  topic  for  a 
suitable  article  and  there  was  published  in  one  number 
under  the  title  "Twenty  Years  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi"  a 
complete  list  of  each  number  of  the  Magazine,  giving 
its  date,  place  of  publication  and  under  whose  direction 
it  had  been  issued. 

Volume  XXII  for  1894-95  had  the  usual  number  of 
issues.  The  color  of  the  cover  was  changed  to  brown 
and  bufif.     In  the  first  issue,  that  of  October,  1894,  there 


218  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     TI. 

was  a  portrait  ^e^roup  of  the  convention,  the  first  of  the  ser- 
ies which  have  since  been.presented  annually.  During  the 
year  the  illustrated  college  articles  were  "The  University 
of  Indiana."  by  Will  H.  Kelly,  '94;  "The  University 
of  Iowa,"  by  James  A.  Rohbach,  Western  Reserve,  '84, 
and  "DePauw  University,"  by  George  E.  Dee,  DePauw, 
'95.  This  volume  had  an  unusual  number  of  biographi- 
cal articles  with  portraits,  including  six  federal  judges, 
Alonzo  J.  Edgerton,  Wesleyan,  '50,  Horace  H.  Lurton, 
Cumberland,  'G7.  Peter  S.  Grosscup,  Wittenberg,  '72, 
Henry  S.  Priest,  Westminster,  '72,  John  W.  Showalter, 
Ohio,  '67  and  William  M.  Springer,  Indiana,  '58 ;  also 
Samuel  Walter  Foss,  Brown,  '82,  the  poet,  John  Young 
Brown,  Centre,  '55,  Governor  of  Kentucky,  Milton  Rem- 
ley,  Iowa,  'G7,  Attorney  General  of  Iowa,  A  portrait  and 
biography  of  John  I.  Covington,  lately  deceased,  ap- 
peared in  the  May  number. 

Among  the  general  articles  were  two  by  William  C. 
Sheppard,  Denison,  '84,  "A  Chapter  House — how  to 
build  it  and  pay  for  it."  and  an  "Ideal  Chanter  House:" 
also  a  discussion  of  the  new  spirit  of  conservatism  in  the 
fraternity  participated  in  by  Robert  W.  Dunn.  Michigan, 
'95,  and  Edward  R.  Hardy,  Boston,  '93,  a  brilliant  essay 
on  "Shoots,"  by  C.  N.  Ironside,  (X  <I>)  a  companion  piece 
to  the  "Sour  Apple"  of  the  preceding  volume,  an  article  on 
"The  Alumnus  and  the  Fraternity"  by  Harrie  M.  Hum- 
phrey, Wittenberg,  '89,  an  unusually  good  piece  of  fic- 
tion "Jerrem's  Fraternity"  by  Robert  E.  MacAlarney, 
Dickinson,   '93,  and  a  pathetic  and   interesting  story  of 


VOLUME  TWENTY-THREE,  219 

"A  Lost  Beta  Badge"  told  by  Francis  W.  Shepardson. 
Another  contribution  of  value  was  an  interview  with 
Samuel  Taylor  Marshall,  Miami,  '40,  by  George  W. 
Barr,  DePauw,  '80,  in  which  the  founders  of  the  frater- 
nity are  characterized  by  a  few  vivid  pen  portraits.  On 
the  whole  this  volume  reached  a  high  level. 

Volume  XXIII  for  1895-96  had  a  new  cover  in  a 
pleasing  shade  of  light  yellow  green  with  title  print- 
ed in  dark  green  ink  and  a  central  panel  in  gold  display- 
ing the  badge  surrounded  by  floral  emblems.  The  illus- 
trated college  articles  related  to  "Pennsylvania  State"  by 
H.  Walton  Mitchell,  Pennsylvania  State,  '90,  "Colgate 
University"  by  William  B.  Kelsey,  '97,  "Beloit  College" 
by  Edward  H.  Porter,  Beloit,  '96.  "Bethany  College"  by 
Everett  W.  McDiarmid,  Bethany,  '95,  and  "Missouri 
State  University"  by  Antoine  E.  Russell,  Missouri,  '98, 
Illustrated  biographical  articles  related  to  Samuel  T. 
Marshall,  Miami,  '40,  Isaac  N.  Himes,  Jefferson,  '55, 
William  T.  Elmer,  Wesleyan,  '58,  Alonzo  P.  Carpenter, 
Williams,  '49,  John  Hopkins,  Dartmouth,  '62,  Hobart 
A.  Hare,  Pennsylvania,  '84,  Peter  T.  Austen,  Rutgers, 
'83,  and  William  Wright  Jaggard,  Dickinson,  '77.  An 
article  on  "Our  Athletic  Record"  by  James  A.  M'cCague, 
of  the  New  York  University  group  of  petitioners,  also 
contained  several  portraits. 

Several  articles  on  strictly  fraternity  topics  were  also 
presented :  "Shall  Beta  Theta  Pi  be  Governed  through  a 
Corporation";  "The  Chapter,  the  Chapter  House  and 
the  Point  of  View,"  by  Willis  O.  Robb ;  "The  Chapter 


220  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

House  System ;"  "A  Plea  for  Simplicity  in  our  Adminis- 
trative Methods;"  "Catalogue  Making  and  Its  Difficult- 
ies," and  the  Genesis  of  Alpha  Sigma  Chi,"  by  Herman 
C.  Weber,  Rutgers,  '95,  may  be  noted.  "The  Geograph- 
ical Distribution  of  Chapters"  was  a  condensed  arrange- 
ment of  the  men's  fraternities  according  to  location  show- 
ing some  unexpected  results.  "The  Acid  Test  of  Cul- 
ture," by  Willis  O.  Robb,  was  a  caustic  criticism  of  some 
supercilious  statements  in  the  unofficial  periodical  of  *  Y. 
"A  Beta  Family"  showed  the  devotion  of  the  Goodwin 
family  of  Indiana  to  the  fraternity,  and  "My  Idea  of 
Fraternity"  by  Governor  Bates  of  Massachusetts  was  a 
scholarly  presentation  of  some  ideals. 

An  article  of  general  interest  was  upon  the  "True 
Greatness  di  American  Citizenship,"  by  Mr.  Justice 
Brewer.  But  one  piece  of  fiction  was  in  this  volume, 
"Colville's  Beta  Girl,"  by  A.  N.  Slayton,  Kenyon,  '96. 
There  was  also  a  picture  of  the  loving  cup  presented  to 
John  Reily  Knox  upon  the  occasion  of  his  golden  wed- 
ding. 

Volume  XXIV  for  1896-'97  was  issued  with  the  same 
cover  design  as  the  preceding  volume,  but  it  was  printed 
in  gold  on  a  creamy  white  background.  The  first  num- 
ber was  pre-eminently  a  convention  number  and  con- 
tained the  address  on  "The  Fraternity  as  an  Element  of 
National  Unity,"  by  John  S.  Wise,  Virginia,  '67,  de- 
livered at  the  convention,  and  the  convention  poem.  "The 
Legend  of  Wooglin,"  by  Francis  H,  Sisson,  also  several 


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articles  illustrating  life  at  the  White  Sulphur  Springs 
and  the  social  side  of  the  convention  of  1896. 

The  college  articles  during  the  year  were  "Ohio  Wes- 
leyan  University,"  by  Frank  C.  Goodrich,  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan,  '98,  accompanied  by  "Notes  on  Theta  Chapter" 
by  Willis  O.  Robb;  "St.  Lawrence  University"  by 
George  Eliot  Cooley,  St.  Lawrence,  '97,  and  the 
"University  of  Mississippi"  by  John  L.  Lovett,  Missis- 
sippi, '96.  Biographical  articles  with  portraits  were  pre- 
sented relating  to  John  S.  Wise,  \^irginia,  '67  ;  David  R. 
Francis  Washington,  '70,  recently  elected  Governor  of 
Missouri;  Earl  Cranston,  Ohio,  '61,  elected  a  Methodist 
Bishop  ;  Matthew  Stanley  Quay,  Jefferson,  '50,  and  Boies 
Penrose,  Harvard,  '89,  Senators  from  Pennsylvania ; 
Bishops  George  H.  Kinsolving,  Virginia,  '70,  of  Vir- 
ginia, Davis  Sessums,  Virginia,  '79,  of  Louisiana,  and 
Henry  M.  Jackson,  V.  M.  L,  '73,  of  Alabama, 
of  the  Episcopal  church ;  William  D.  Bynum,  Indiana, 
'69,  Chairman  of  the  National  Democratic  Committee ; 
John  Clarence  Lee,  St.  Lawrence,  '76,  president  of  his 
alma  mater ;  John  Lewis  Bates,  '82,  Governor  of  Massa- 
chusetts ;  Joseph  L.  Rawlins,  Indiana,  '74,  Senator  from 
Utah,  Gen.  George  B.  Wright,  of  Ohio ;  Levi  Travers 
Dashiell,  Texas,  '98,  speaker  of  the  Texas  Legislature, 
and  of  two  deceased  members,  Warrington  K.  L.  War- 
wick, Kenyon,  '84,  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  fraternity, 
and  Senator  Voorhees. 

In  addition,  there  were  two  articles  upon  the  history 
of  the  Denison  Chapter  by  Francis  W.  Shepardson,  Den- 


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ison,  '82,  one  entitled  "A  Study  of  Beginnings."  and  the 
other  "Stories  from  Alpha  Eta's  History,"  carefully  il- 
lustrated. Also,  "Early  Days  in  Lambda  Chaj^ter"  by 
]\Iajor  Ransom,  a  study  of  "The  Fraternity  Badge"  by 
Francis  H.  Sisson,  a  careful  essay  on  "The  College  Bred 
Man  in  Business"  by  Willis  O.  Robb,  and  an  article  on 
the  "Betas  at  West  Point"  by  Henry  B.  Clark.  Beloit,  '95. 

The  pieces  of  fiction  in  the  volume  were  "At  the 
Eleventh  Hour"  by  Arthur  H.  Quinn,  Pennsylvania^  '94, 
a  variation  on  one  of  Kipling's  stories,  and  two  stories 
by  Miss  Margarette  Muhlenberg  Perkins,  a  Beta  Girl, 
one  entitled  "Her  Fraternity  Honor,"  and  the  other  "The 
Chance  of  Reprieve." 

Volume  XXV  for  1897-98  appeared  in  a  new  cover 
of  purple  on  white  with  a  border  made  up  of  a  repeated 
torch  and  wreath  and  a  central  panel  under  the  title 
line  o'f  the  fraternity  name  in  Greek,  and  three  stars 
surrounded  by  a  wreath  of  roses.  , 

The  College  articles  were  on  "Wesleyan  University" 
by  Olin  W.  Hill.  Wesleyan,  '9G,  "Hanover.  College"  by 
Henry  Herbert  Thompson,  Hanover.  '98,  Kansas  Uni- 
versity" by  Webster  Wilder,  Kansas,  '98,  "Stevens  In- 
stitute" and  "Yale  College"  by  the  editor,  and  the  "Uni- 
versity of  Maine"  by  Ralph  K.  Jones,  Maine,  '86.  One 
number  was  almost  entirely  given  up  to  the  account  of 
the  funeral  of  John  Reily  Knox  and  articles  concerning 
him.  the  most  notable  of  which  was  "The  Man  and  his 
Monument"  by  Willis  O.  Robb,  expressing  ai:)tly  the  love 
and  reverence  felt  by  the  fraternity  for  its  founder  and 


VOLUME  TWENTY-SIX.  223 

oldest  brother.  The  biographical  articles  related  to  Je- 
rome H.  Raymond,  Northwestern,  '92,  president  of  the 
University  of  West  Virginia,  Webster  Davis,  Kansas, 
'88,  Assistant  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  William  A. 
Hamilton,  Willis  O.  Robb,  and  three  undergraduates 
who  won  oratorical  distinction  during  the  year. 

Other  articles  were  "Design  for  a  Chapter  Lodge" 
by  Julian  Millard,  Michigan,  '89,  "How  to  get  a  Chapter 
House"  by  T.  Alfred  Vernon  ($  T  A,  Yale,  '75),  "The 
Chapter  Letter — a  Criticism  and  Complaint''  by  Edwin 
R.  Hardy,  Boston,  '93,  and  "Spikes"  by  Major  Ransom, 
contrasting  the  campaign  methods  of  his  own  day  with 
present  day  methods. 

Reminiscences  in  two  articles  by  Willis  O.  Robb, 
"The  Mission  of  the  Small  College"  by  Francis  H.  Sis- 
son,  and  an  article  by  the  editor  on  "Fraternity  Cata- 
logues, with  some  recent  Examples,"  completed  the  vol- 
ume. 

During  this  year  a  marked  improvement  in  the  Chap- 
ter letters  took  place,  probably  the  result  of  Brother 
Hardy's  article  above  referred  to. 

Volume  XXVI  for  1898-99  appeared  in  a  new  cover 
of  dark  green  upon  light  green  with  a  heavy  border  of 
roses  enclosing  the  fraternity  shield  and  dragon  upon  a 
background  of  roses.  The  design  was  the  work  of  Mor- 
ris R.  Ebersole,  Cincinnati,  '98,  and  was  quite  effective. 

The  first  number,  as  usual,  was  largely  devoted  to  the 
doings  of  the  convention.  It  contained  a  portrait  of 
Francis  H.   Sisson,  the  new  general  treasurer,  and  the 


224  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

convention  poem,  "The  March  of  the  Ten  Thoiisand," 
by  Willis  O.  Robb ;  also  articles  on  "Colleg-e  Fraterni- 
ties Numerically  Compared"  and  "Chapter  Houses 
Owned  by  the  Men's  Fraternities  in  189S"  by  the  editor. 

The  college  articles  during  the  year  were  on  "Co- 
lumbia" and  the  "University  of  Minnesota."  the  latter 
by  Robert  M.  Thompson,  Minnesota,  '95.  The  biograph- 
ical articles  related  to  Robert  W.  Miers,  Indiana,  "72,  a 
member  of  Congress  from  Indiana ;  Townsend  Scudder, 
Columbia,  '88,  a  member  of  Congress  from  New  York; 
Robert  Bruce  F.  Pierce,  Wabash,  'G6,  a  member  of 
Congress  from  Indiana ;  Dr.  Joseph  P.  Blanton,  Hamp- 
den-Sidney,  'G9,  president  of  the  University  of  Idaho, 
and  Judge  Edwin  A.  Jaggard,  Dickinson,  'T9,  of  Minne- 
apolis, also  on  Roy  Walter  Stover,  Iowa,  '96,  and  Na- 
thaniel Brown  Adsit,  Harvard,  '00,  who  died  in  the 
army  during  the  war  with  Spain. 

Other  articles  during  the  year  were  the  "Pink  and 
Blue,"  by  Martha  A.  Boughton ;  "A  Practical  Catalogue" 
by  Walter  B.  Palmer,  $  A  ©  ;  an  illustrated  story  of  "The 
Fraternity  Press"  running  through  two  numbers,  "The 
Fraternity  in  Porto  Rico"  by  Reginald  W.  Wills,  Ohio 
Wesleyan,  '00  ;  "Phi  Chapter  in  the  War  with  Spain,"  by 
Frank  Julian  Warne,  Pennsylvania,  '9() ;  "Youth  and  Its 
Friendships,"  by  Willis  O.  Robb ;  "Worth  Waiting  For," 
an  anonymous  piece  of  fiction,  and  two  reviews,  one  of 
the  "History  of  0  A  X"  and  the  other  of  "The  Cycloped- 
ia of  Fraternities."  In  addition,  a  discussion  of  the 
rights  and  duties  of  the  District  Chiefs  was  presented 


VOLUME  TWENTY-SEVEN.  225 

and  an  account  of  the  suit  brought  to  prevent  the  with- 
drawal of  the  charter  of  the  St.  Lawrence  chapter  of 

K  K  r. 

Volume  XXVII  for  1899-'00  had  a  cover  printed  in 
gold  and  blue.  The  design  was  a  border  of  the  wreath 
and  torch  repeated  and  it  enclosed  the  coat  of  arms  of 
the  fraternity  surrounded  by  a  wreath  of  roses.  The 
volume  had  many  small  articles  and  accounts  of  district 
reunions  and  banquets  and  a  larger  number  of  editorials 
than  usual. 

The  college  articles  were  on  "Brown  University"  by 
Russell  W.  Richmond,  Brown,  '02 ;  the  "University  of 
California"  by  Willard  G.  Parsons,  California,  '00 ;  "Mi- 
ami University ;  "Amherst"  by  Nathaniel  L.  Goodrich, 
Amherst,  '01;  and  "Dartmouth"  by  Louis  L.  Crone, 
Dartmouth,  '01,  and  Thaddeus  J.  Merrill,  Dartmouth,  '02. 
The  biographical  articles  related  to  Warren  D.  Oakes, 
DePauw,  '95,  the  new  general  treasurer,  John  A.  Fitch, 
Wabash,  '63,  of  Indianapolis,  Senator  James  Harlan, 
DePauw,  '45 ;  Dr.  Henry  A  Buchtel,  DePauw,  '72,  Chan- 
cellor of  the  University  of  Denver;  David  S.  Tappan. 
Miami,  '64,  president  of  Miami  University  and  David  H. 
Moore,  Ohio,  '62,  a  Methodist  Bishop.  The  first  num- 
ber contained  a  review  of  the  fraternity  catalogue  and  a 
subsequent  number  another  review  of  it  copied  from  the 
Scroll  of  $  A  0,  under  the  caption  "As  Others  See 
Us."  The  decision  on  appeal  in  the  K  K  r  litigation  was 
reprinted  and  there  was  one  piece  of  anonymous  fiction, 
■"Jack  Roses;"  also  "A  Legend  of  Wooglin"  by  George 


226  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     TIIETA     PI. 

E.  Fitch,  Knox,  '97,  which  was  an  allegorical  dream  not 
without  some  serious  lessons. 

Volume  XXVIII  for  IDOO-'Ol  appeared  with  the  same 
cover  design  printed  in  dark  green  on  gray  green  paper. 
The  college  articles  in  this  volume  were  descriptive  of 
"The  University  of  Colorado,"  "Ohio  State  University," 
"Syracuse  University"  and  "Bowdoin  College,"  the  lat- 
ter by  John  A.  Harlow,  Bowdoin,  '01.  Biographical  ar- 
ticles related  to  Benjamin  B.  Odell,  Jr.,  Bethany,  '77, 
Governor  of  New  York ;  John  W.  Yerkes,  Centre,  '73, 
Commissioner  of  Internal  Revenue ;  Dr.  W.  A.  P.  Mar- 
tin, Indiana,  '46,  the  famous  Chinese  missionary  and 
scholar ;  Frank  M.  Joyce,  DePauw,  '83,  a  loyal  and  en- 
thusiastic P>eta;  Dr.  Theodore  T.  Munger,  Western  Re- 
serve, '51,  author  of  the  "Freedom  of  Faith,"  Wallace 
C.  Sabine,  Ohio  State,  '86,  professor  of  physics  at  Har- 
vard, and  Joseph  R.  Burton,  Hanover,  '73,  recently  elect- 
ed United  States  Senator  from  Kansas. 

Other  articles  were  "Fraternity  Life  in  the  University 
of  Chicago"  by  Francis  W.  Shepardson,  "A  Fraternity 
Policy,"  "A  Chapter  House  Episode,"  "The  Miracle  of 
Brotherhood"  by  Prof.  Wm.  L.  Graves,  Ohio  State,  '93, 
"Joining  a  College  Fraternity"  by  William  C.  Sprague, 
Denison,  '81,  and  "Coming  Back,"  an  anonymous  piece 
of  fiction. 

This  volume  also  contained  adequate  accounts  of  the 
dinners  given  at  Cincinnati  to  Bishop  David  H.  Moore, 
Ohio,  '60,  of  the  Methodist  Church,  as  well  as  dinners  at 


VOLUME   TWENTY-NINE.  227 

many  other  cities,  some  of  which  were  in  connection 
with  district  reunions. 

Volume  XXIX  for  1901-'02  had  no  change  in  its 
cover  design,  but  it  was  printed  in  dark  brown  on 
orange.  Besides  the  usual  description  of  the  convention, 
the  first  number  of  the  volume  contained  "A  Visit  to  the 
Chapters — a  Study  in  Prophecy"  by  James  T.  Brown, 
the  business  manager,  detailing  his  experiences  during 
an  imaginary  future  visit  to  the  New  England  Chapters. 

The  college  articles  during  the  year  described  "Wash- 
ington University;"  "Cornell  University,"  by  Samuel  P. 
Hitchcock,  Cornell,  '01 ;  "The  University  of  Iowa ;"  "The 
University  of  Illinois"  by  Frank  H.  Holmes,  Knox,  '97, 
and  "Washington  State  University."  The  biographical  ar- 
ticles related  to  H.  Walton  Mitchell,  Pennsylvania  State, 
'90,  newly  elected  to  the  board  of  trustees  ;  Captain  Frank- 
lin Hanford,  Naval  Academy,  'GG,  of  the  Navy;  An- 
drew J.  Montague,  Richmond,  '83,  attorney  general  of 
Virginia;  Ichizo  Hattori,  Rutgers,  '75,  governor  of  Hio- 
go  Ken,  Japan ;  Dr.  Ernest  J.  Lederle,  Columbia,  "86, 
Health  Commissioner  of  New  York  City ;  Prof.  Samuel 
M'cCune  Lindsay,  Pennsylvania,  '89,  Commissioner  of 
Education  of  Porto  Rico;  Charles  S.  Wheeler,  Califor- 
nia, '84,  a  leading  lawyer  of  San  Francisco  and  a  regent 
of  the  State  University,  and  Rev.  George  W.  F.  Birch, 
Washington  &  Jefferson,  '58,  a  Presbyterian  clergyman 
of  New  York  City,  long  active  in  the  councils  of  the  fra- 
ternity. 

Other  articles   were   "The   Fraternity    in    Athletics," 


228  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

"Financing  a  Chapter  House,"  "Fraternity  Examinations" 
(reprint  from  the  A  Y  Quarterly),  "The  Bowdoin  Chap- 
ter House,"  by  John  A.  Harlow,  Bowdoin,  '01;  "Beta 
Teachers  in  the  Philippines"  by  Benjamin  E.  Neal,  Syr- 
acuse, '01 ;  "The  Ideal  Fraternity"  by  William  C. 
Sprague,  Denison,  '01,  and  two  pieces  of  fiction,  "The 
Falling  of  the  Lamb"  by  Edward  W.  Mumford,  Penn- 
sylvania, '89,  and  "Noblesse  Oblige"  by  Arthur  H. 
Ouinn,  Pennsylvania,  '94,  and  "The  Scent  of  the  Roses," 
a  response  to  a  banquet  toast  by  Henry  A.  Williams, 
Wittenberg,  '85.  There  were  also  the  usual  depart- 
ments, and  the  volume  was  several  pages  larger  than 
before. 

Volume  XXX  for  1902-'03  had  a  new  cover  printed 
in  very  dark  blue  on  gray  paper,  with  an  outside  border 
made  of  the  miniature  wreath  and  torch  repeated  and 
with  an  inside  panel  displaying  the  dragon  and  shield. 
The  illustrated  college  articles  related  to  "Lehigh  Uni- 
versity," "Wabash  College,"  the  "University  of  Michi- 
gan," the  latter  by  Junius  E.  Beal.  Michigan,  '82,  and 
"Stanford  University.''  The  biogrophical  articles  con- 
cerned Elijah  E.  Hoss,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '69,  Bishop  of 
the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South ;  Dr.  Watson  L. 
Savage,  Amherst,  '82,  the  well  known  teacher  of  phy- 
sical culture ;  Gen.  John  Coburn,  Wabash,  '4G,  the 
founder  of  the  Wabash  Chapter;  Willis  Van  Devanter, 
DePauw,  '81,  appointed  U.  S.  Circuit  Judge  for  the 
Eighth  Circuit ;  Prof.  Thomas  Randolph  Price,  Virginia, 
'58,  Professor  of  English  at  Columbia,  and  William  H. 


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Tolman,  Brown,  '82,  president  of  the  American  Institute 
of  Social  Service.  Other  articles  were  "Impressions  of 
the  Convention  of  1902,"  by  J.  Cal  Hanna;  the  "Taxa- 
tion of  Chapter  Houses;"  "Some  Observations  of  an 
Alumnus ;"  the  "Songs  of  the  Fraternity,"  by  Francis  W. 
Shepardson,  "Chapter  Libraries,"  and  "Thoughts  Look- 
ing Toward  Theta,"  the  last  named  being  a  delightful 
piece  of  reminiscence  by  Willis  O.  Robb. 

In  addition,  there  were  articles  describing  the  newly 
built  chapter  houses  of  the  Michigan  and  Dartmouth 
Chapters  and  illustrations  showing  the  Denison  Chapter 
house  before  and  after  a  disastrous  fire.  The  dinner 
given  to  Governors  Bates  of  Massachusetts,  Odell  of 
New  York  and  Montague  of  Virginia  at  New  York  was 
amply  described  and  many  other  dinners  and  reunions 
were  noticed.  In  one  number  the  history  of  The  Beta 
Theta  Pi  for  thirty  years  was  briefly  recounted  and  was 
accompanied  by  a  portrait  of  Charles  Duy  Walker,  the 
first  editor. 

Volume  XXXI  for  1903-'04  showed  no  change  in  ex- 
ternal appearance.  Although  its  size  was  increased  until 
when  bound  it  became  somewhat  unwieldy  in  bulk,  yet 
the  constant  pressure  of  the  necessity  for  printing  the 
chapter  letters  diminished  the  room  available  for  other 
material  in  this  and  subsequent  volumes. 

The  college  articles  presented  during  the  year  were 
"Purdue  University,"  "Northwestern  University,"  "West- 
ern Reserve  University,"  the  "University  of  Wisconsin," 
the  "University  of  Nebraska,"  and  "Wittenberg  College," 


230  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI, 

the  last  two  by  Nate  W.  Downs,  Nebraska,  'OT.  and  Nor- 
man R.  Work,  Wittenberj^,  '0(),  respectively.  Biographical 
articles  related  to  Prof.  Charles  A.  Youngs.  Western  Re- 
serve, '53,  the  famous  astronomer,  Melville  W.  Miller, 
DePauw,  '81,  appointed  assistant  Secretary  of  the  Inter- 
ior, Edmind  G.  M'cGilton,  Wisconsin,  '83,  elected  Lieu- 
tenant-Governor of  Nebraska,  and  Matthew  S.  Quay, 
Jefferson  '50,  Senator  from  Pennsylvania. 

Other  articles  were  "Educational  Experiments  in  the 
I'niversity  of  Chicago"  by  Francis  W.  Shepardson ; 
"Canada,  as  a  Fraternity  Field"  by  William  S.  Keller, 
Ohio  Wesleyan,  '97,  and  "Men  and  Measures — The 
Question  of  the  Alumni"  by  Ralph  B.  Miller,  Denison, 
'8().  There  were  also  two  pieces  of  fiction  "Inter  Frates" 
by  M.  LeRoy  Arnold,  Minnesota,  and  "J.  Remington 
Victor"  by  Miss  Ruth  Leonard.  Two  articles  were  re- 
printed, one  from  "Success"  by  Prof.  E.  B.  Andrews, 
entitled.  "If  I  should  go  to  College  Again,"  and  another, 
"Influence  of  the  College  Fraternity,"  copied  from  the 
Delta  Upsilon  Quarterly. 

Volume  XXXII  for  1904-'05  showed  an  unchanged 
cover.  It  contained  an  unusual  niunbcr  of  editorials,  an 
increase  in  the  number  of  illustrations  and  much  miscel- 
laneous matter  of  general  fraternity  interest  under  its 
heading  of  "The  Greek  World." 

The  first  number  contained  an  account  of  the  "Sixty- 
fifth  Convention"  at  St.  Louis,  by  William  S.  Keller, 
Ohio  Wesleyan,  '03,  abundantly  illustrated,  and  portraits 
of  James  L.  Gavin,  DePauw,  '96,  and  Robert  M.  Thomp- 


.:  VOLUME    THIRTY-TWO.  231 

son,  Minnesota,  '95,  chosen  to  the  positions  of  general 
treasurer  and  trustee  respectively. 

The  college  articles  during  the  year  were  "Boston 
University"  by  Clarence  G.  Campbell,  Boston,  '05,  "The 
University  of  North  Carolina"  and  "Washington  Uni- 
versity," the  latter  by  Arno  D.  Krause,  Washington,  '05. 
It  contained  illustrated  articles  descriptive  of  the  chapter 
houses  at  Yale,  Missouri,  Maine  and  Denison,  and  por- 
traits or  biographical  articles  relating  to  Charles  Roy  Na- 
smith,  Colgate,  '04,  and  Norman  E.  Dole,  Stanford,  '04, 
(who  had  made  noticeable  records  in  athletics),  Robert  R. 
Stone,  Syracuse,  '05,  captain  of  the  winning  crew  at  the 
Poughkeepsie  Regatta  in  1904 ;  the  three  Betas  who  were 
in  the  first  lot  of  Rhodes  scholars  from  the  United  States, 
viz. :  Joel  M.  Johanson,  Washington  State,  '04 ;  Stanley 
K.  Hornbeck,  Colorado,  '03  ;  and  Earl  W.  Murray,  Kan- 
sas, '04 ;  Edward  Bruce  Chandler,  Michigan,  '58  ;  Prof. 
William  M'.  Warren,  Boston,  '83,  dean  of  the  college  of 
Liberal  Arts  at  Boston  University ;  Edward  C.  Stokes, 
Brown,  '83,  elected  Governor  of  New  Jersey  ;  John  H. 
Patterson,  Miami,  'G7,  president  of  the  National  Cash 
Register  Company,  the  Rev.  Luther  B.  Wilson,  Dickin- 
son, '75,  elected  Bishop  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  Dr.  George  Ben  Johnson,  Virginia,  '75,  presi- 
dent of  the  American  Surgical  Association,  and  Henry  St. 
George  Tucker,  Washington  &  Lee,  '75,  President  of  the 
Jamestown  Exposition,  certainly  a  list  representing  many 
phases  of  life  and  spheres  of  activity. 

There  was  one  piece  of   fiction   in   this   volume,   the 


232  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

"Beta  Grip,"  by  Ralph  W.  Kecler,  Wesleyan,  '04,  and  two 
addresses  delivered  at  banquets,  "A  Beta  in  Utopia"  by 
Prof.  William  L.  Graves,  Ohio  State.  '93,  and  the  "Gen- 
eral Fraternity,"  by  Walter  E.  Dennison,  Ohio  Wesley- 
an, '79.  The  banquets  described  were  numerous  and  im- 
portant. 

The  principal  topics  of  editorial  discussion  were  the 
manner  o'f  securin*^  the  withdrawal  of  charters  and  the 
problem  of  the  relation  of  a  Beta  who  leaves  his  chapter 
and  goes  to  an  institution  where  there  is  another  chap- 
ter, to  that  second  chapter. 

Volume  XXXIII  for  1905-'06  was  provided  with  a 
new  cover,  the  design  of  George  W.  Wienhoeber,  Cornell, 
"00.  It  was  printed  in  tints  of  black  and  dark  green  upon 
a  light  brown  back  ground  and  comprised  an  outer 
cusped  border  and  an  inner  stippled  border  and  enclosed 
the  title  of  the  magazine  in  Greek  above  the  coat  of  arms. 
Again  the  volume  was  increased  in  size  and  again  did  the 
editor  feel  compelled  to  omit  much  material  of  interest. 

The  college  articles  concerned  "Iowa  State  College," 
by  Lyman  W.  Ellis,  Iowa  State,  '07,  "Iowa  Wesleyan 
University,"  by  Judson  E.  Piper,  Iowa  Wesleyan,  '05, 
"Vanderbilt  University"  by  W.  O.  Bates,  Vanderbilt,  '07, 
and  the  "University  of  Pennsylvania."  Biograpliical  ar- 
ticles or  portraits  were  printed  about  Samuel  Merwin, 
Northwestern,  '00,  a  novelist  of  rising  reputation  ;  Charles 
D.  Williams,  Kenyon,  '80,  elected  Protestant  Episcopal 
Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of  Michigan;  Aimaro  Sato,  De- 
Pauw,  '81,  secretary  of  the  Japanese  plenipotentiaries  who 


VOLUME   THIRTY-THREE.  233 

negotiated  the  treaty  of  Portsmouth,  John  M.  Pattison, 
Ohio  Wesleyan,  '69,  elected  Governor  of  Ohio;  Charles 
H.  Treat,  Dartmouth,  '65,  treasurer  of  the  United  States  ; 
Robert  E.  Lewis,  Westminster,  '80,  appointed  U.  S.  Dis- 
trict Judge  in  Colorado ;  Richard  Lee  Fearn,  Stevens,  '84, 
Louis  Garthe,  Johns  Hopkins,  '83,  and  Frank  G.  Car- 
penter, Wooster,  '77,  three  prominent  Washington  jour- 
nalists ;  Stanley  E.  Gunnison,  St.  Lawrence,  '99,  a  new 
trustee  of  the  fraternity,  and  Eli  Burt  Parsons,  Yale,  '07, 
an  athlete  of  international  reputation. 

In  addition,  in  the  first  number  of  the  volume  there 
appeared  an  account  of  the  "Sixty-sixth  Convention"  at 
New  York  by  Charles  F.  O'Brien,  Ohio  State,  '03,  and 
the  "Boys  of  '39,"  the  convention  poem  by  Samuel  Mer- 
win.  Northwestern,  '00.  In  other  numbers,  two  articles 
on  "The  Kenyon  Tragedy,"  by  the  editor ;  "Some  Fra- 
ternity Impressions,"  by  Francis  W.  Shepardson,  "Our 
Youthful  days,"  by  Ellis  Guy  Kinkead,  Cincinnati,  '89, 
"The  High  School  Fraternity  and  the  College  Fratern- 
ity," by  Francis  W.  Shepardson,  "Old  Time  Betas,"  by 
Willis  O.  Robb,  "Reminiscences  of  Old  Michigan,"  by 
Rev.  Nathaniel  West,  Michigan,  '46,  "the  Purchase  of  a 
Chapter  House,"  a  "Review  of  the  History  of  *  A  0," 
a  "Review  of  the  Catalogue  of  1905,"  by  J.  Cal.  Hanna, 
"What  College  Students  Read ;"  a  description  of  the 
house  of  the  Washington  State  Chapter,  a  poem,  "The 
Legend  of  Wooglin,"  by  Robert  F.  Allen,  Boston,  '05, 
and  a  strong  piece  of  fiction ;  "Transfer  No.  105,"  by 
Ralph  W.  Keeler,  Wesleyan,  '04. 


234  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     I'l. 

Volume  XXXIV  for  IIJOG-'OT  was  the  same  in  general 
style  and  contents  as  \'olume  XXXIII.  The  design  of 
the  cover  was  unchanged  but  it  was  printed  in  brown. 

The  first  number  contained  an  article  describing  the 
Denver  convention  by  Rev.  Robert  \V.  Courtney,  Rut- 
gers, '1)7,  and  the  convention  poem,  "The  Rubaiyat  of 
Beta  Theta  Pi,"  by  George  H.  Fitch,  Knox,  '97.  During 
the  year  considerable  attention  was  paid  to  the  subject  of 
High  School  societies  and  three  articles  were  printed  re- 
lating to  it,  "The  High  School  Fraternity  Nuisance,"  by 
John  X'.  Monroe,  Bethany,  '04,  "A  Legal  Decision  Con- 
cerning the  High  School  Society,''  and  "The  Good  Points 
of  the  High  School  Fraternity  by  John  C.  Spaulding, 
Michigan,  '97.  The  college  articles  during  the  year  related 
to  the  University  of  Toronto"  by  Donald  McLean, 
Toronto,  '07,  the  "University  of  Chicago,"  by 
Francis  W.  Shepardson,  "Westminster  College,"  by 
Charles  L.  Ferguson,  Westminister,  '09,  and  the  "Univer- 
sity of  Wooster,"  by  F.  E.  Eastman,  Wooster,  '08.  Bio- 
graphical articles  or  portraits  appeared  of  William  B, 
Doyle,  Amherst,  '99,  president  of  the  Denver  convention; 
Prof.  Francis  W.  Shepardson,  Denison,  '82,  newly  elected 
trustee  ;  Prof.  Andrew  F.  West,  Central,  '73,  of  Princeton  ; 
Henry  A.  Buchtel,  DePauw,  '72,  elected  Governor  of 
Colorado;  John  Reily  Knox,  Miami,  '39;  Frank  O.  Low- 
den,  Iowa,  '85,  member  of  Congress  from  Illinois ;  and 
two  new  United  States  Senators,  Norris  Brown,  Iowa, 
'83,  of  Nebraska,  and  William  E.  Borah,  Kansas,  '89,  of 
Idaho. 


VOLUME    THIRTY-FOUR.  235 

Other  articles  were  the  "Greek  Letter  Fraternities  as 
an  Educational  Influence,"  by  Charles  F.  Birdseye  (X  *, 
Amherst,  '72),  the  "Chapter  House  of  the  Syracuse 
Chapter,"  "Local  Inter-Fraternities,"  by  Dr.  William  S. 
Keller,  Ohio  Wesleyan  and  the  "Protection  of  Fraternity 
Insignia,"  by  the  editor.  There  were  also  two  pieces  of 
fiction,  the  "Dimming  of  the  Wreaths,"  by  Ralph  W. 
Keeler,  Wesleyan,  '04,  and  "The  Return,"  a  ghost  story, 
by  Prof.  William  L.  Graves,  Ohio  State,  '93. 


CHAPTER  XII. 
Other  Publicatio ns — Catalogues. 

The  first  catalogue  of  the  fraternity  was  issued  in 
1855.  The  convention  of  1848  ordered  the  Western  Re- 
serve chapter  which  was  then  the  presiding  chapter  to 
prepare  a  catalogue.  Prior  to  that  time  the  chapters  had 
exchanged  MSS.  lists.  Nothing  much  was  done  about 
the  matter  until  the  convention  of  1851,  when  the 
Jefferson  chapter,  which  was  then  made  presiding 
chapter,  was  ordered  to  proceed  with  the  work. 
During  the  three  years  from  1851  to  1854  the 
Jefferson  chapter  collected  some  chapter  lists  and  the 
sum  of  $250.00  to  defray  the  expense  of  printing.  The 
convention  of  1854  turned  the  entire  matter  over  to  the 
Miami  chapter  and  the  latter  prepared  and  printed  the 
catalogue  late  in  1855. 

It  was  a  slim  pamphlet  of  63  pages,  with  a  light  pink 
cover,  on  the  front  of  which  was  displayed  a  lithographed 
picture  of  the  badge,  with  a  chased  border,  surrounded 
by  the  circular  symbol  of  eternity,  and  resting  on  clouds. 
The  title  page  was  severely  plain,  and  read,  "Catalogue  | 
of  the  I  Beta  Theta  Pi  [  MDCCCLV,"  the  whole  sur- 
rounded by  a  light  double-ruled  black  border.      Facing 

(237) 


GA  MM  A 

CHAPTER. 

Ulysses  Mercur, 

V.J. 

Towanda.  Pa. 

Isaac  S.  McMcckin, 

V.J. 

Lycoming  Co..  Pa. 

A.  W   Hendricks. 

V.J. 

Madison.  Indiana. 

W  M.  Houston, 

t.J. 

Monroe  Co..  Missouri. 

Robert  P.  Nevin, 

t.J. 

Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

.1.  R.  Lowrie, 

V.J. 

Hollidajsburg,  Pa. 

John  M.  Sallivan, 

V.J. 

Butler.  Pa. 

John  P.  Penney, 

V.J. 

Pittsburgh.  Pa. 

Charles  Martin, 

Prof  tt  8.  CoHega 

J. 

Prince  Edwards.  Va. 

James  Matthews,           r  e  x.d. 

Prof  Center  CoUeje. 

Danville.  Kentucky. 

J.  M.  Moore, 

t.J. 

Opelowcas,  Louisiana 

Wm.  J.  McCulloh, 

re.F. 

Washington,  D.  C. 

Wm.  M.  Scott.               Tex.E. 

Prof  Center  College 

Danville.  Kentucky. 

Joseph  R.  Wilson, 

Prol    H  a  College 

E. 

Prince  Edwards,  Va. 

U.  T.  Merrick. 

V.E. 

Baltimore.  Maryland. 

James  L  Rogers.            r 

Pror  MlllUrj  ln«Utute 

€>r.E. 

Marietta.  Georgia. 

JoshCia  T.  Owen. 

v.E. 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 

„ 1 

— ■   ■     ■ > 

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CATALOGUE  OF  1855.  239 

the  title  page  was  the  well-known  frontispiece  represent- 
ing the  so-called  fraternity  legend  and  displaying  the 
front  of  a  Greek  temple,  an  altar  and  some  other  sym- 
bols. On  the  reverse  of  the  title  page  was  the  imprint, 
''Wm.  Overend  &  Co.,  Printers,  Cincinnati."  The  text 
comprised  the  list  of  members,  arranged  by  chapters. 
Under  each  chapter,  the  names  appeared  in  the  order  of 
admission  to  the  fraternity.  There  is  nothing  whatever 
to  indicate  to  what  colleges  the  several  chapters  be- 
longed. • 

The  chapter  list  was  as  follows:  A,  Miami,  94  mem- 
bers ;  B,  Western  Reserve,  46 ;  B',  Cincinnati  13 ;  T, 
Jefferson,  92;  A,  Asbury,  99;  E,  Centre,  '53;  E',  Tran- 
sylvania, 22 ;  Z,  Hampden-Sidney,  33 ;  Z',  Harvard,  5 ; 
H,  North  Carolina,  33;  H',  Indiana,  23;  0,  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan,  15;  0',  Princeton,  15;  I,  Hanover,  23;  I',  Wil- 
liams, 10;  K,  Ohio,  31;  A,  Michigan,  36;  M,  Cumber- 
land, 15;  M',  Wabash,  11;  N,  Washington  (Pa.),  5; 
H.  Knox,  11 ;  and  O,  Virginia,  5.     Total  689. 

The  book  concludes  with  an  alphabetical  index, 
headed,  "Beta  Theta  Pi  \  Index,"  which  gave  the  name, 
chapter  and  date  of  initiation  of  each  member  on  a 
single  line,  thus :  ;■ 

Agnew,    B.    L.  Gamma  1854. 

In  examining  the  rolls,  we  find  few  notes  to  indicate 
anything  concerning  the  career  of  the  members.  Among 
others  are  James  Long,  "Superintendent  Public  Schools;" 
Daniel  McCleary,  "United  States  Army;"  John  C. 
Zachos,  "Prof.   Antioch     College;"     James     Matthews, 


240  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

"Prof.  Centre  College ;"  W.  H.  DeMotte,  "Teacher  in  D. 
and  D.  Asylum  ;"  Albert  G.  Porter,  "Rep.  Indiana  Su- 
preme Court ;"  Hon.  Schuyler  Colfax,  "Member  Con- 
gress;"  Hon.  H.  Marshall,  "Envoy  to  China;"  James  M. 
Safford,  "State  Geologist,  Tennessee."  The  book  abounds 
in  errors  inseparable  from  the  transcription  of  names  by 
hurried  schoolboys.  Hon  B.  Gratz  Brown,  for  instance, 
is  effectually  disguised  as  "B.  C.  Bovan,"  and  John  Co- 
burn,  of  Indiana,  is  called  "Colburn."  But,  on  the  whole, 
the  work  is  well  done,  and  compares  very  favorable  with 
the  contemporaneous  catalogues  of  A  A  ^,  *  Y  and  2  ^. 

The  convention  of  1858  placed  in  the  hands  of  the 
Ohio  chapter  the  matter  of  preparing  a  new  edition  of 
the  catalogue,  and  that  chapter  promptly  took  up  the 
work,  secured  the  additions  to  the  lists  from  the  chapters 
and  issued  the  book  in  1859. 

The  catalogue  of  1859  followed  closely  the  style  and 
arrangement  of  that  of  1855.  It  had  the  same  cover  of 
pink  glazed  paper  and  was  provided  with  the  same  title 
and  frontispiece.  On  the  reverse  of  the  title  page  was 
the  imprint  "Spiller  &  Brother,  Book  and  Job  Printing, 
Cincinnati."  The  text  closely  copied  that  of  the  first 
edition  and  consisted  of  93  pages.  The  following  is  the  chap- 
ter list :  A,  Miami,  IIG  members  ;  B,  Western  Reserve,  67  ; 
B',  Cincinnati,  13;  T,  Jefferson,  110;  A,  Asbury,  132;  A', 
Ohio,  23 ;  E,  Centre,  88 ;  E',  Transylvania,  22 ;  Z,  Hamp- 
den-Sidney,  54 ;  Z',  Harvard,  7 ;  H,  North  Carolina,  46  : 
H',  Indiana,  26  ;  0,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  35  ;  0',  Princeton,  16  ; 
I,  Hanover,  50;  I',  Williams,  10;  K,  Ohio,  31;  A,  Michi- 


GAMMA    CHAPTER 


Ulysses  Mercur, 
Isaac  S.  McMeckin, 
A.  W.  Hendricks, 
W.  M.  Houston, 
Robert  P.  Nevin, 
J.  R.  Lowrie, 
John  M.  Sullivan, 
John  P.  Penney, 
Charles  Martin, 

ProC  H.  S.  Conege 

James  Matthews, 

Prof.  Cenksr  College. 

J.  M.  Moore, 
Wm.  J.  McCulloh, 
Wm.  M.  Scott,  r 

Prof.  CenUr  College 

Joseph  R.  Wilson, 

Prol.  H.  8.  CoUcgo 

R  T.  Merrick, 

James  L.  Rogers,  r 

Prof.  MUitAry  Instilnte 

Joshua  T.  Owen, 


V.J.  Towanda,  Pa. 

i/.J.  Lycoming  Co.,  Pa. 

kJ.  Madison,  Indiana. 

t.J.  Monroe  Co.,  Missouri 

e.d.  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

V.J.  HoUidaysburg,  Pa. 

V.J.  Butler,  Pa. 

V.J.  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

J.  Prince  Edwards,  Va. 

£  X.J.  Danville,  Kentucky. 

t.J.  Opelowcas,  Louisiana. 

Xt.E.  Washington,  D.  C. 

tx.E.  Danville,  Kentucky. 

E.  Prince  Edwards,  Va. 


v.£. 
ex.E. 


Baltimore,  Maryland. 
Marietta,  Georgia. 


.E.         Philadelphia,  Pa.. 


v.t 


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242  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

gan,  77;  M,  Cumberland,  45;  M',  Wabash,  IG  ;  N,  Wash- 
ington (Pa.),  11;  H,  Knox,  24;  O,  Virginia,  45 ;  IT,  In- 
diana, 24;  P,  Washington  (Va.),  IcS  ;  2,  Illinois,  17;  T, 
Wabash,  10 ;  Y,  South  Carolina,  9  ;  *,  Davidson,  10.  To- 
tal, 1142.  It  will  be  noticed  that  the  Ohio,  Indiana,  and 
Wabash  chapters  are  listed  twice.  After  a  period  of  in- 
activity they  were,  upon  revival,  given  new  names.  The 
alphabetical  index  and  the  s^yle  and  character  of  the 
notes  were  the  same  as  in  the  first  edition. 

The  convention  of  18G4  placed  the  matter  of  prepar- 
ing a  new  catalogue  in  the  hands  of  the  Miami  chapter, 
but  that  chapter  was  then  unable  to  do  the  work.  The 
convention  of  1865  repeated  the  request,  but  as  Miami,  on 
account  of  its  small  numbers  was  unable  to  comply,  the 
Hanover  chapter,  which  was  then  the  presiding  chapter, 
undertook  the  work  and  issued  the  catalogue  of  ISGG. 

The  catalogue  of  18GG  was  published  at  Cincinnati.  It 
was  a  paper-covered  pamphlet,  of  the  same  style  as  the 
preceding  editions.  On  the  front  cover  was  the  same  de- 
sign. The  frontispiece  was  the  same  as  previously  used, 
but  was  lithographed,  and  not  engraved.  This  was  a 
very  inferior  piece  of  work,  the  name  of  the  fraternity  at 
the  top  being  "B  0  1 1"  not  "B  0  IT."  The  title  page  reads, 
"Catalogue  \  of  the  |  Beta  Theta  Pi  |  MDCCCLXVI ; 
James  B.  Boyd,  Steam  Book  and  Job  Printer,  I  No,  25 
West  Fourth  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio." 

The  book  contained  84  pages  and  the  following  chap- 
ter list:  A,  Miami.  156;  B,  Western  Reserve,  105;  B'. 
Cincinnati,   13;   r,   Jefferson,    130;   A,   Asbury,    155;   A'. 


CATALOGUE  OF  1866.  243 

Ohio,  23;  E',  Centre,  87;  E",  Transylvania,  23; 
Z',  Hampden-Sidney,  58 ;  Z",  Harvard,  7 ;  H',  North  Car- 
olina, 46;  H",  Indiana,  26;  ©,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  90;  0' 
Princeton,  16;  I,  Hanover,  91;  I',  Williams,  10;  K,  Ohio, 
(as  re-established),  61;  A',  Michigan,  92;  M,  Cumber- 
land, 77;  M',  Wabash,  16;  N',  Washington  (Pa.),  52;  E, 
Knox,  57;  O,  Virginia,  65;  IT,  Indiana  (as  re-establish- 
ed), 62  ;  P,  Washington  (Va.),  34 ;  2'  IlHnois,  27 ;  T,  Wa- 
bash (as  re-established),  41;  Y',  South  Carolina,  9;  ^', 
Davidson,  10 ;  X',  Beloit,  18 ;  Q,  U.  S.  Naval  Academy, 
9 ;  A  A,  Monmouth,  10.     Total  1,675. 

The  book  concludes  with  an  alphabetical  index,  but 
contains  nothing  to  indicate  the  location  of  the  chapters. 
It  abounds  in  errors,  mostly  in  the  proper  names,  and  has 
a  large  number  of  omissions  of  addresses.  It  was  evi- 
dently a  mere  transcript  of  the  lists  furnished  by  the 
chapter  secretaries.  There  are  some  curious  errors,  Jos- 
eph G.  Wilson,  of  Alpha,  for  instance,  being  transposed 
to  the  head  of  Beta's  Hst,  and  the  latter  being  left  with- 
out a  heading.  In  this  edition  the  number  of  biographical 
foot-notes  was  slightly  increased,  and  several  Congress- 
men were  noticed.  Under  Gamma's  list,  we  note  an  odd 
combination  of  the  sites  of  the  Universities  of  North  and 
South  Carolina,  A.  D.  Hepburn  being  named  as  residing 
at  Columbia,  N.  C. 

The  convention  of  1869  directed  the  Miami  chapter  to 
prepare  the  material  for  a  new  edition  and  the  lists  were 
collected  and  compiled  by  Roger  Williams.  Miami,  '70. 
who  presented  the  MSS.  to  the  Chicago  convention  of 


244  HANDBOOK    OF    BETA    THETA     PI. 

1870  and  the  Chicago  alumni  offered  to  pubHsh  it  and 
did  so. 

The  catalogue  of  1870  was  the  same  size  and  style  as 
the  previous  editions.  It  was  bound  in  paper  and  cloth. 
The  title  page  was  severely  plain,  displaying  the  title, 
"Catalogue  |  of  the  |  Beta  Theta  Pi,  |  MDCCCLXX.  i 
Printed  at  the  Lakeside  Press,  |  108  and  110  Dearborn 
Street,  Chicago."  It  contained  the  well-known  frontis- 
piece, and,  following  this,  a  list  of  the  chapters,  giving 
their  Greek  names,  the  colleges  to  which  they  were  at- 
tached, and  their  location.  The  chapter  roll  was  as  fol- 
lows: 

A,  Miami,  165;  B',  Cincinnati,  13;  B",  Western  Re- 
serve, 90  ;  r',  Jefferson,  131 ;  A,  Asbury,  191 ;  E,  Center, 
94 ;  E',  Transylvania,  23 ;  Z,  Hampden-Sidney,  83 ;  Z', 
Harvard,  G  ;  H',  North  Carolina,  46 ;  0,  Ohio  Wesleyan, 
131 ;  0',  Princeton,  16  ;  I,  Hanover,  109  ;  I',  Williams,  8  ; 
K,  Ohio  University,  115 ;  A',  Michigan,  86  ;  M,  Cumber- 
land, 114;  N,  Washington  (Pa.),  63;  E,  Knox,  74;  O, 
Virginia,  95;  11,  Indiana,  114;  P,  Washington  (Va.),  57; 
2',  Illinois,  37;  T,  Wabash,  78;  Y'  South  Carolina,  11; 
*',  Davidson,  30  ;  X',  Beloit,  18 ;  *',  Bethany,  9 ;  12',  U.  S. 
Naval  Academy,  9 ;  A  A,  Monmouth,  35 ;  B  B,  Iowa  35  ; 
r  r,  Wittenberg,  31 ;  A  A,  Westminister,  17 ;  E  E,  Iowa 
Wesleyan,  31 ;  Z  Z,  Chicago,  8 ;  H  H,  Denison,  13 ;  0  0. 
Virginia  Military  Institute,  33  ;  II,  Washington  Univer- 
sity, 14.    Total,  3,194. 

The  following  alumni  chapters  were  also  included :  A, 
Chicago;  r,  Indianapolis;  A,  Louisville;  and,  in  conclu- 


CATALOGUE  OF  1881.  245 

sion  there  was  an  alphabetical  index  giving  the  name  and 
chapter  of  each  member. 

The  catalogue  of  1881  was  the  result  of  two  years' 
hard  labor  on  the  part  of  the  committee.  It  was  a  square 
8vo  volume  of  some  400  pages,  bound  in  colored 
cloth,  with  a  back  title  in  Greek  letters,  "BrjTa  ®r]Ta  lie," 
and  a  gilt  side-title  displaying  the  dragon  supporting  a 
shield.  The  inside  title  page  reads :  "Catalogue  |  of  the  [ 
Beta  Theta  Pi  |  cut  of  the  Dragon  and  Shield  \  In  the 
Forty-Third  Year  j  of  the  ]  Fraternity."  The  frontis- 
piece was  the  same  in  design  as  that  used  for  all  the  pre- 
vious editions,  but  as  the  old  plate  had  been  spoiled,  the 
design  was  re-engraved  by  Dreka.  After  the  title  page 
follows  a  page  giving  the  names  of  the  editors,  Charles 
J.  Seaman,  Denison,  '71 ;  William  R.  Baird,  Stevens,  '78, 
and  Edwin  H.  Terrell,  DePauw,  '71.  Then  follows  a 
page  giving  the  list  of  the  board  of  directors  and  officers 
of  the  fraternity,  and  then  a  list  of  43  chapters,  with  the 
pages  in  the  book  where  the  roll  of  their  members  could 
be  found.  Only  the  active  chapters  v;ere  thus  indexed. 
The  names  of  the  members  of  the  chapters  then  inactive 
were  placed  before  or  after  the  list  of  some  active  chap- 
ter; thus,  the  Cincinnati  chapter  follows  Miami,  the 
Transylvania  chapter  precedes  Centre,  and  the  Williams 
chapter  Brown,  the  Naval  Academy  chapter  follows 
Brown,  the  North  Carolina  chapter  follows  Hampden- 
Sidney,  the  Washington  &  Lee,  Davidson,  South  Caro- 
lina and  V.  M.  I.  chapters  follow  Virginia,  the  Washing- 


i.T- 


4^ 


JEFFEMSOH  C0LLE15E, 

GAMMA. 


JEFFERSON  COLLEGE. 

i8«*Rev.  Hevry  Snyuer:     cT,  1'".  2.  '•'';  ^'«w  York,  N.  Y. 

Admtltort  at  thp  "  Alpha  ;'*  Founrlorof  the  Gamma,  1S42;  Profeisor  of  Htstory, 
Jefferson  College,  IMI-M ;  of  History.  CVntre  College.  l>Vil>-52  ;  of  Matliematlcs,  Cen- 
~Ue  CoUese.  IsdJ-'il :  of  History.  HKinpdin  Sidney  College,  IH57^  ;   drowned  Id  New 
York  Harbor. 

Hos.  Ulysses  Mercer,  LL.D.     T?,  S,  Q'°;  Tonawanda,  Pa. 

LL.D.,  Washington  and  Jefferson  College,  1S79;  First  honor,  IHK;  Trustee  of  the 
Susquehanna  C<jlle«late  Institute  sinee  1S70;  President  Judge  of  the  l;Jth  Judicial 
DlBtrlct  of  Pennsylvania.  IWMii;  Member  of  the  United  States-  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives, .Wth.  tnth.  list  and  <M  Congrevs;  Jndge  of  the  .Supreme  Court  of  Peno- 
s/lvanla  since  WT2 ;  Mem'berof  the  HIsIoriool  Society  of  Pennsylvania. 

'*'*IsAAC  S.  McMickein;  Ji,''>°°;  Lycoming,  Pa. 

United  Stutes  Consul  to  Acapulco,  IW7.C1. 

Abram  Washington  Hendricks  ;    +,  ^,  ^,  'Q"; 

lodianapolis,  Ind. 

Hanover  College,  1H39-40  ;  English  salutatory.  I»t3;  elected  orator  of  the  «h  Tri- 
ennial Convenllon.  ISil ;  Puyniastcr,  V.  ».  A..  18Cl-tS. 

•"^William  M.  Houston;     J,  •>"";  Whitesville,  Mo. 

Robert  Peeble.s  Nevin;     /T, '^.'"*;  Pittsbarg,  Pa. 

Editor  and  proprietor  of  the  "  Pittsburg  Times  ;"  one  of  the  proprietor?*  of  the 
"  Pittsburg  l.o^uler;"  Author  of  •■  Blink  Uolx's"  "Tom  the  Tinker,"  ami  other 
stories;  contributor  to  the  "Atlantic  .Monthly,"  "  Knlckcrlw^cker's  Magazine,*" 
and  "  Llpplncotfs  Magazlr\e." 

Jonathan  RoBcnTS  Lowun-;;     h,'Q"';  Warriorsraark.'Pa. 

LL.B..  Western  University  of  Tenusj  Ivanln,  l*»o;  Valedictorian,  1M2. 

Hon.  John  McPher-son  Suixivan  ;     0  '°i?'";       Allegheny  City,  Pa. 

V8le<llctorlan.l»l;)j  Clferk  of  the  Pennsylvania  Senate.  IWl-M;  Deputy  Seeretary 
of  ltteCommonwe.ilth  of  Pennsylvania.  KoVv*;  United  States  Internal  Revenue 
Collector,  23d  District,  Pennsylvania,  since  l«I7, 


^5>— <a^ 


Facsimile  of  page  39  of  the  Catalogue  of  1881. 


CATALOGUE  OF   1881.  247 

ton  University  (Mo:)  chapter  follows  Westminster,  the 
William  &  Mary  chapter  follows  Richmond,  the  Knox 
chapter  follows  Kansas,  the  Virginia  State,  Trinity  Uni- 
versity ;  Oglethorpe,  Butler  and  Howard  chapters  follow 
Randolph-Macon,  the  Illinois  and  Chicago  chapters  fol- 
low Northwestern,  and  the  Princeton  chapter  follows 
Rutgers. 

The  work  of  the  committee  was  divided  as  follows : 
E.  H.  Terrell  had  charge  of  the  rolls  of  the  DePauw, 
Illinois,  Naval  Academy  and  Trinity  University  chap- 
ters ;  William  R.  Baird  had  charge  of  all  the  chapters  in 
the  eastern  and  middle  states,  and  all  of  the  southern 
chapters  (except  North  Carolina,  Oglethorpe  and  Cum- 
berland) and  also  of  the  roll  of  the  Knox  chapter.  Chas. 
J-.  Seaman  had  charge  of  the  remainder  of  the  chapters. 
The  work  accomplished  was  very  great,  when  the  fact  is 
considered  that  few  of  the  colleges  had  trustworthy 
alumni  records,  that  the  records  and  rolls  furnished  the 
committee  were  in  MSS.,  many  of  them  with  addresses 
and  names  unchanged  for  thirty  years,  and  that  covering 
the  most  momentous  period  of  the  country's  history,  and 
when,  moreover,  many  of  the  colleges  had  suspended  or 
ceased  their  operations.  Happily,  the  Betas  were  men 
who  made  their  mark,  and  could  be  more  readily  traced 
than  would  naturally  be  inferred,  and  the  committee  suc- 
ceeded in  finding  the  greater  number  of  those  searclied 
for,  and  in  securing  their  records. 

The  constant  pressure  from  the  fraternity  to  print  the 
work,  and  the  unav(M(lable  delays  incident  to  such  a  labor. 


248  HANDBOOK     OF    BETA    THETA     PJ. 

made  the  book  imperfect,  but  it  marked  a  great  advance, 
and  cleared  away  many  of  the  difficulties  surrounding 
the  subject.  An  endeavor  was  made  to  secure  the  full 
name  of  each  member,  which  was  only  partly  successful. 

The  names  were  arranged  in  the  order  of  initiation,  as 
near  as  could  be  ascertained,  this  being  the  natural  order 
most  in  accord  with  the  facts,  and  one  sanctioned  by 
long  usage  in  the  fraternity.  The  biographies  attached 
to  the  names  were  usually  quite  full.  Men  who  had  be- 
longed to  two  chapters  were  placed  in  the  rolls  of  both. 

The  engraved  illustrations  which  accompanied  some 
of  the  chapter  lists  were  in  many  cases  far  superior  to 
anything  of  the  kind  that  had  been  previously  attempted 
by  any  fraternity,  but  these  fine  steel  engravings  were 
spoiled  by  the  introduction  of  lithographs  and  wood- 
cuts. Some  of  the  designs  were  very  striking.  The 
dragon  used  by  the  Centre  chapter  has  become  a  gen- 
eral fraternity  device ;  the  student  in  the  window  seat, 
used  by  Kenyon,  though  technically  incorrect  as  to 
drawing,  will  appeal  at  once  to  all  Kenyon  men  as  re- 
producing a  thoroughly  characteristic  feature  of  life  at 
Gambier;  the  Wisconsin  design,  adapted  from  the  Voy- 
age of  Hope ;  the  Brown,  Maine,  St.  Lawrence  and 
Rutgers  designs,  thoroughly  heraldic ;  the  Boston  de- 
sign, utilizing  the  Diogenes  legend,  and  various  other 
illustrations,  displaying  features  which  were  familiar  to 
Betas,  will  long  be  remembered. 

The  names  were  accompanied  by  symbols  which  con- 
veyed much  useful  information,  but  the  average  member 


CATALOGUE  OF  1881.  249 

would  not  learn  them,  and  they  were  generally  objected 
to  as  confusing  and  unmeaning,  though  they  catered  to 
the  boyish  love  of  the  mysterious,  and  economized  space. 

After  the  rolls  of  the  chapter,  which  were  approxi- 
mately arranged  in  the  order  of  their  establishment, 
there  was  a  geographical  distribution  of  members,  fol- 
lowed by  an  index  of  names  and  some  supplementary 
lists  and  corrections. 

The  book,  with  all  its  faults,  was  a  great  success, 
and  of  benefit  to  the  fraternity,  for  it  served  to  bring 
out  as  nothing  else  could  the  character  of  the  member- 
ship. 

The  roll  of  the  catalogue  of  1881  was  as  follows;  A, 
Miami,  158 ;  B,  Cincinnati,  13 ;  B,  Ohio  University,  133 ; 
B  K,  Western  Reserve,  100 ;  r,  Washington  &  Jefiferson, 
301;  H,  Harvard,  43;  A,  Asbury,  273;  n,  Indiana,  171; 
A,  Michigan,  143;  T,  Wabash,  107;  E',  Transylvania, 
33;  E,  Centre,  156;  K,  Brown,  73;  I',  Williams,  6;  O', 
U.  S.  Naval  Academy,  6 ;  Z,  Hampden-Sidney,  45 ;  H', 
North  Carolina,  47;  ©,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  303;  I,  Hano- 
ver, 145 ;  M,  Cumberland,  133 ;  O,  University  of  Vir- 
ginia, 187;  P,  Washington  &  Lee,  85;  $',  Davidson,  34; 
Y',  South  CaroHna,  18 ;  A  0',  V.  M.  I.,  70 ;  X,  Beloit,  63 ; 
*,  Bethany,  68;  A  B,  Iowa,  51;  AT,  Wittenberg,  75; 
A  A,  Westminster,  61 ;  A  I,  Washington  University,  39  ; 
A  E,  Iowa  Wesleyan,  88 ;  A  H,  Denison,  46  ;  A  K,  Rich- 
mond, 56  ;  A  T,  William  &  Mary,  5  ;  A  A,  Wooster,  73 ; 
A  N,  Kansas,  59  ;  E',  Knox,  73  ;  A  H,  Randolph-Macon,  40  ; 
A  ^',  Virginia  State,  39 ;  A  O',"  Trinity,  50 ;  X",  Ogle- 


250  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA    THETA     PI. 

thorpe,  12  ;  A  *,  Butler,  20 ;  A  M',  Howard,  43  ;  A  n. 
Wisconsin.  »iO  ;  P,  Northwestern,  48  ;  2^',  Illinois,  20  ;  A  A', 
Monmouth,  49  ;  A  Z'  Chicago,  3 ;  A  2,  Dickinson,  58 ; 
Y,  Boston,  38;  A  X,  Johns  Hopkins,  23  ;  n,  California,  21 ; 
B  A,  Kenyon,  21;  B  B.  Mississippi,  37;  B  T,  Rutgers, 
45;  0',  Princeton,  23;  2,  Stevens,  41 ;  B  A,  Cornell.  43; 
B  Z,  St.  Lawrence,  43  ;  B  H,  Maine  State,  44 ;  B  0,  Madi- 
son University,  37  ;  *,  Pennsylvania,  22  ;  N,  Union.  13  : 
A  A,  Columbia,  9;  total,  4,170.  This  enumeration,  how- 
ever, does  not  exclude  transfers,,  and  there  are  certainly 
a  large  number  of  names  counted  twice  in  it. 

The  catalogue  of  1899  was  the  work  of  J.  Cal  Hanna, 
Wooster,  '81,  who  was  some  eleven  years  in  preparing 
it.  It  was  bound  in  dark  red  cloth  with  a  side  stamp  in 
gold  of  the  fraternity  coat  of  arms  and  it  had  a  plain  back 
title  in  gold.  It  was  an  octavo  volume  of  1294  pages. 
The  frontispiece  was  the  familiar  one  used  in  all  prior 
catalogues.  The  inside  title  page  is  "Catalogue  |  of  [ 
Beta  Theta  Pi  |  cut  of  the  badge  \  In  the  Sixteenth  Year  I 
of  the  I  Fraternity,  |  1899"  on  the  reverse  of  the  title 
page  is  a  small  imprint  "Printed  and  bound  by  Junius 
E.  Beal,  U.  of  Mich.,  '82,  Ann  Arbor." 

It  was  divided  into  an  introduction,  index  to  chap- 
ters, a  list  of  abbreviations  and  symbols,  the  chapter  roll, 
supplementary  lists,  alphabetical  and  geographical  in- 
dices and  lists  of  addenda  and  errata  and  later  initiates. 
The  principal  portion  of  the  book  comprised  the  chap- 
ter rolls.     These  were  arranged  in  the  chronological  or- 


CATALOGUE  OF  1899.  251 

der  of  the  establishment  of  the  several  chapters  and  each 
roll  was  preceded  by  a  statement  of  the  resources  and 
endowment  of  the  institution  in  which  it  was  located,  the 
number  of  its  professors  and  students,  the  size  of  its 
library,  the  fraternities  which  had  established  chapters 
together  with  a  brief  statement  concerning  the  date  of 
the  establishment  of  the  chapter  and  the  like. 

The  chapter  rolls  were  continuous  lists  of  the  mem- 
bers' names  arranged  as  far  as  possible  in  the  order  of 
their  initiation  and  without  any  separation  into  groups 
by  classes.  In  regard  to  each  member  an  attempt  was 
made  to  give  all  his  degrees,  the  place  of  his  residence, 
or  if  deceased  the  place  of  his  last  residence,  the  date  of 
decease  if  dead,  and  the  more  prominent  facts  in  his 
career. 

An  innovation  in  this  catalogue  was  the  prefixing  of  a 
roll  number  to  each  member's  name.  Persons  holding 
membership  in  more  than  one  chapter  were  given  roll 
numbers  in  each  chapter,  but  the  data  concerning  them 
was  only  given  in  one  place,  appropriate  cross-references 
being  given  on  the  other  chapter  rolls.  No  symbols  of 
any  kind  were  used  in  this  book  all  of  the  information 
being  given  in  plain  English. 

The  catalogue  contained  11,077  names,  735  of  which 
appeared  more  than  once.     They  were  distributed  among 
the  chapter  rolls  as  follows :    Miami  224 ;  Cincinnati  83 
Western    Reserve    188;    Ohio    204;    Transylvania    21 
Washington  &  Jeflferson  282 ;  Harvard  70 ;  Princeton  26 
DePauw  394 ;  Indiana  287 ;  Michigan  262  ;  Wabash  206 


Washington  and  Jefferson  College. 

Washington.  Pennsylvania- 


Jefferson  College,  at  Canonshire,  Pennsylvania,  was  chartered  in  ijtoi. 

First  class  graduated  in  1802. 

Washington  College  was  chartered  in  1806. 

First  class  graduated  in  1808. 

The  two  Colleges  were  united  in  1855'. 

Independent  of  church  control.        PRESBVTERrAN  in  affiliation. 


Departments: — COLLEGE  and  Preparatory. 


Value  of  buildings  and  grounds,  ....  f  250.000.00 

Value  of  equipment  and  apparatus,  ....  15,000.00 

Valife  of  productive  funds,  .....  250,000.00 

Income  from  all  sources  for  1893-.).  ....  25,000.00 

Tuition  in  college  department,  .....  24.00 


Number  of  volumes  in  library,         .....  12,000 

Number  of  professors  and  itwiructors  in  college  department,  12 

Number  of  professors  and  instructors  in  all  departments,           -  IJ 

Number  of  students  in  college  department,             ....  185 

Number  of  students  in  all  departments,               ....  2^5 
Women  are  not  admitted. 


FRATERNITIES. 


Beta  TheU  Pi,  1841.  DelU  Kappa  Epsilon  (ioact.),  1858-65. 

Pbi  Gamma  Delta,  1848.  DelU  UpsUon  (inact.),  1858-70. 

Phi  ICappa  Psi,  1851.  Delta  Tan  DelU,  1861. 

Phi  Kappa  Sigma,  1854.  TheU  DelU  Chi  (inact.),  1869-72. 

Sigma  Chi  (Jell.),  (inactiye),  1858-70.  Phi  DelU  TheU,  1875 

Sigma  Chi  (Vaah.),  (inact.),  1859-63.  Alpha  Tan  Omega  (inact.),  tSSi-Vs. 


THE  WASHIHGTOIf  AWD   JEFFERSON    CHAPTER,    THE    GAICMA    OF 
BETA  THETA  PL 

The  Gamma  at  Je£ferson  was  founded  June  i,  1842.  The  N»  at  Washington 
was  founded  in  January.  1855.  When  the  colleges  were  united  the  two  chapters 
were  united  as  Nu.  Changed  in  187J  to  Uamma-Nu,  and  in  1876  to  Gamma. 
Camiua  was  the  presiding  chapter,  1851-54. 

Facsimile  of  a  page  of  the  1899  Catalogue. 


Washington  and  Jefferson  College. 

GAMMA. 


JEFFERSON   COLLEGE, 

(Alpha,  24.).  I.  Rodney  Mason.     A.B.,   1844.     Law- 
yer. Detroit,  Mich. 
Lieut  col.,  2d  O.  V.  1.,  i86l;  ass't  adj't  Ken'l  of  Ohio,  1S62-3;  col. 
71st  O.  V.  I.,  1864, 

a.  ♦Ulysses  Merci/r.      A.B.,  1842;  LL.D.,  1879. 

Lawyer.  Towanda,  Pa. 

President  judge,  13th  judicial  district,  1861-5.  Member  of  congress, 
1865-72.  Associate  justice.  Pa.  supreme  court,  1872-83;  chief  justice. 
1883-87.  Dud  May  6,  18S7. 

3.  *IsAAC  Smith  McMicken.     A.B.,   1842.     Law- 

yer. Pottsville,  Pa. 

Private  to  major  ist  Pa.  volunteers,  1846-9.  General  postmaster,  City 
of  Mexico,  1847-8.     Consul  to  Acapuico,  Mexico,  1857-8. 

jiHeJ  111  Acapuico,  iSsS. 

4.  *Abram  Washington  Hendricks.     A.B.,  1S43; 

LL.B.    (Transylvania),    1845.     Law>er. 

(Indianapolis,  Ind.) 

Member  Indiana  legislature,  1852-55.  Major  and  pajTnaster,  U.  S. 
army,  186 1-5.     Also  Pi  Epsilon.  Dttd  .\'ov.  ss,  1887- 

5.  \yiLLiAM  May  Houston.      A.B.,    1843;    M.D., 

1845.     Retired.  Mexico,  Mo. 

6.  Robert    Peebles    Nevin.      A.B.,    1842;    A.M., 

1844.     Journalist.  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Residence,  Sewickly,  Pa. 

Proprietor  "Pittsburgh  Times."  Author  "Black-Robes,"  "Les  Trois 
Rois,"  "Tom  the  Tinker."     Contributor  to  various  magazines. 

7.  "Jonathan    Roberts    Lowrie.       A.B.,    1842; 

LL.B.  (Western  U.  of  Pa.),  1845.     Law- 
yer. (Warrior's  Mark,  Pa.) 

Died  Dec.  lo,  /S8j. 

Facsimile  of  a  page  of  the  1899  Catalogue. 


254  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Williams  11 ;  Centre  ^5^ ;  15rown  107 ;  Hampden-Sidney 
li)<! ;  North  Carolina  128  ;  Ohio  Wcsleyan  30G  ;  Hanover 
20*);  Cumberland  2(il ;  Knox  144;  X'ir^^inia  281;  Wash- 
ington &  Lee  T!» ;  Illinois  College  2(5 ;  South  Carolina  20 : 
Davidson  112;  Oglethorpe  15;  Bethany  ITG  ;  P.eloit  162; 
Naval  Academy  6;  Monmouth  ."iO ;  Iowa  ITl  ;  Witten- 
berg 176;  Westminster  127;  Iowa  Wesleyan  1S2;  Chi- 
cago 52;  Denison  130;  V.  M.  I.  (W. :  Washington  (Mo.^ 
34;  Richmond  115;  Wooster  1(55;  Howard  13;  Kansas 
196;  Randolph-Macon  76;  Trinity  50;  Wisconsin  180; 
Northwestern  151;  Dickinson  140;  William  &  Mary  11; 
Boston  170 ;  Virginia  State  30 ;  Johns  Hopkins  126 ; 
Butler  19  ;  California  130  ;  Kenyon  68  ;  Mississippi  191 ; 
Rutgers  118;  Cornell  182;  Stevens  130;  St.  Lawrence 
157;  Miami  171;  Pennsylvania  114;  Colgate  Kili ;  Union 
88 ;  Columbia  70  ;  Amherst  181 ;  Vanderbilt  104 ;  Texas 
84 ;  Ohio  State  85 ;  Denver  50 ;  Nebraska  71  ;  Pennsyl- 
vania State  69  ;  Syracuse  195  ;  Dartmouth  4()4  ;  Minne- 
sota 83;  Wesleyan  178;  Missouri  271;  Lehigh  35;  Yale 
57 ;  Leland  Stanford  34.  Also  the  following  inactive 
chapters  of  the  Mystical  Seven :  Emory  55  ;  Georgia  38. 

The  geographical  distribution  showed  124  towns  or 
cities  having  more  than  ten  resident  members,  New  York 
being  the  largest  with  347. 

The  earliest  rolls  were  printed  nearly  five  years  be- 
fore the  completed  books  were  made.  Although  the  work  on 
this  catalogue  was  almost  all  performed  by  J.  Cal  Hanna, 
the  Mystical  Seven  rolls  were  prepared  by  William  R. 
Baird.   the   Wisconsin    roll    bv   Winfield    R.    Smith,    and 


CATALOGUE  OF   1905.  255 

some  otlier  rolls  by  members  of  the  chapters  con- 
cerned, for  instance,  Northivcstcrn,  William  A.  Hamil- 
ton :  Miami,  Walter  L.  Tobey ;  Boston,  Edwin  R.  Hardy ; 
St.  Lawrence,  Williston  Manley.  Ralph  K.  Jones  of  the 
Maine  chapter  did  many  months'  work  on  the  book. 
Probably,  however,  the  catalogue  would  never  have  been 
published  had  not  Junius  E.  Beal,  Michigan,  '82,  under- 
taken to  print  it. 

The  difificulties  attending  the  preparation  of  this  cata- 
logue demonstrated  the  need  of  some  well  devised  plan 
for  the  publication  of  the  next  edition  and  the  stern  ne- 
cessity of  restricting  the  data  concerning  each  member 
to  the  lowest  possible  amount. 

The  catalogue  of  1905  showed  an  entire  departure 
from  previous  methods.  It  was  the  joint  work  of  Wm. 
Raimond  Baird  and  James  T.  Brown  and  was  prepared 
well  within  the  limits  of  a  year.  It  was  a  book  of  985 
pages  and  was  issued  in  two  editions,  one  a  library  edi- 
tion on  heavy  paper  and  with  wide  margins,  and  the  other 
a  "satchel"  edition  on  thin  paper  and  trimmed  to  a  small- 
er size.  It  was  bound  in  red  buckram  and  had  a  side 
title  in  gold  "Beta  |  Theta  |  Pi"  in  a  square  panel,  "Cata- 
logue of  1905,  in  a  second  panel,  and  beneath,  the  frater- 
nity coat  of  arms  in  a  beaded  oval.  On  the  back  was  a 
plain  title  "Beta  Theta  Pi  Catalogue  1905."  The  inner 
title  page  read  "Catalogue  |  of  |  Beta  Theta  Pi  |  cnt  of 
the  badge  \  (seventh  edition)  |  In  the  Sixty-Seventh 
Year  |  of  the  |  Fraternity  |  New  York,  N.  Y.,  1905."  The 
reverse  of  the  title  leaf  gave  the  editors'  names,  the  dates 


(!^amma  (Ehaptrr.  1B42. 

WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON    COLLEGE.    WASHINGTON,    PA. 

[The  Gamma  was  founded  at  Jefferson  College,  Canonsburg,  Pa. 
The  Xu  at  Washington  College,  Washington,  Pa.,  in  1855.  The  colleges 
were  united  in  1805.  The  chapter  was  called  "Gamma  Nu"  from  1873 
to  1870.]  

JEFFERSON  COLLEGE. 

Rodney  Mason.*  A.B.,  1844  ;  initiated  at  Miami.  Lawyer.  Ass't  adj't 
gen'l  of  Ohio,  1802-3;  col.,  Tlst  O.  V.  I.,  1804.  Died  1893.  Detroit, 
Mich. 

Ulysses  Mercur.*  A.B.,  1842  ;  LL.D.,  1879.  Lawyer.  President  judge, 
13th  judicial  district,  1801-5.  Member  of  congress.  1805-72.  Assoc, 
justice,  Pa.  supreme  court,  1872-83;  chief  justice,  1883-7.  Died  1887. 
Towanda,  Pa. 

Isaac  Smith  McMicken.*  A.B.,  1842.  Lawyer.  Major,  1st  Pa.  vol- 
unteers, 1840-9.  General  postmaster.  City  of  Mexico,  1847-8.  Con- 
sul to  Acapulco,  Mexico.  1857-8.     Died  1858.     Pottsville,  Pa. 

Abram  Washington  Hendricks.*  A.B.,  1843;  transferred  to  Transyl- 
vania; LL.B.,  Transylvania,  1845.  Lawyer.  Member,  Indiana  legis., 
1852-5.  Major  and  paymaster,  U.  S.  Army,  1801-5.  Died  1887.  In- 
dianapolis, Ind. 

William  May  Houston.     A.B.,  1843;  M.D.,  1845.     Santa  Fe,  Mo. 

Robert  Peebles  Nevin.  A.B.,  1842.  Journalist.  Proprietor  of  "The 
Pittsburg  Times."  Author  of  "Black-Robes,"  "Les  Trois  Rois," 
"Tom,  the  Tinker."    Edgworth,  Pa. 

Jonathan  Roberts  Lowrie.*  A.B.,  1842;  LL.B.,  Western  U.  of  Pa., 
1845.     Lawyer.     Died  1885.     Warrior's  Mark,  Pa. 

John  McPherbin  Sullivan.*  A.B.,  1843.  Lawyer.  Clerk,  Pa.  senate, 
1847-53;  deputy  sec'y  of  the  commonwealth,  1855-8.  U.  S.  collector 
of  internal  revenue,  1807-82.     Died  1890.     Butler,  Pa. 

John  Prentis  Penny.*  A.B.,  1843.  Lawyer.  Prof.,  Georgia  Mil.  Inst., 
1847-51.  Member,  Pa.  senate,  1858-65;  speaker,  1864.  Died  1873. 
Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Charles  Martin.*  A.B.,  1842;  LL.D.,  1870;  transferred  to  Hampden- 
Sidney.  Prof,  of  Latin,  Hamp-Sid..  1847-59;  of  Greek,  1859-71. 
Clerk,  U.  S.  court,  district  of  Western  Va.,  1884-8.  Capt,  C.  S.  A-, 
1864-5.     Died  1888.     Danville,  Va. 

576 

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CATALOGUE  OF  1905.  257 

of  previous  editions  and  the  imprint  of  the  printers,  The 
Mail  Printing  Company  of  Galesburg,  IlHnois. 

The  book  was  divided  into  three  parts,  the  chapter 
rolls  which  were  arrayed  in  alphabetical  and  not  in  chro- 
nological order,  the  geographical  index,  and  the  alpha- 
betical index.  The  roll  numbers  were  omitted  and  the 
data  concerning  each  member  was  condensed  and  made 
as  compact  as  possible.  In  the  geographical  and  alpha- 
betical indexes  running  head  lines  were  employed  and 
concerning  each  name  there  was  given  the  chapter,  class, 
and  page  of  the  book  where  his  name  appeared.  A  sketch 
of  the  fraternity  preceded  the  chapter  rolls.  The  pre- 
face contained  a  statement  of  the  principles  governing 
the  compilation  and  the  acknowledgement  of  indebted- 
ness to  the  several  persons  who  had  assisted  in  the  work. 

The  enumeration  in  the  catalogue  comprises  14,341 
names  of  which  318  occur  more  than  once,  making  a  net 
total  of  14,023  which  included  all  initiated  to  the  close  of 
the  college  year  1904-'05.  The  enumeration  by  chapters 
was  as  follows : 

Amherst  248  ;  Beloit  195  ;  Bethany  210  ;  Boston  236  ; 
Bowdoin  55;  Brown  258;  Butler  20;  CaHfornia  173; 
Case  82  ;  Centenary  32  ;  Central  321 ;  Chicago  108  ;  Cin- 
cinnati 143 ;  Colgate  228 ;  Colorado  58 ;  Columbia  130 ; 
Cornell  251;  Cumberland  271;  Dartmouth  531;  David- 
son 156;  Denison  182;  Denver  84;  DePauw  440;  Dick- 
inson 177  ;  Emory  55  ;  Georgia  38  ;  Hampden-Sidney 
^17;  Hanover  225;  Harvard  136;  Howard  43;  Illinois 
College  27 ;  Illinois  58 ;  Indiana  351 ;  Iowa  221 ;  Iowa 


258  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Wesleyan  217 ;  Johns  Hopkins  1()3  ;  Kansas  248 ;  Ken- 
yon  172;  Knox  I'JU  ;  Lehigh  78;  Maine  220;  Miami  2G4 ; 
Alichigan  347 ;  Minnesota  144 ;  Mississippi  189  ;  Missouri 
322  ;  Monmouth  51 ;  Nebraska  133  ;  North  CaroUna  1G2  ; 
Northwestern  20!);  Oglethorpe  15;  Ohio  225;  Ohio  State 
148 ;  Ohio  Wesleyan  3(52 ;  Pennsylvania  174 ;  Pennsyl- 
vania State  IK!;  Princeton  27;  Purdue  34;  Randolph- 
Macon  75;  Richmond  119;  Rutgers  157;  St.  Lawrence 
193  ;  South  Carolina  20  ;  Stanford  75  ;  Stevens  167  ;  Syra- 
cuse 258;  Texas  124;  Transylvania  21;  Trinity  50; 
Union  126;  U.  S.  Naval  Academy  9;  Vanderbilt  131; 
Virginia  354 ;  Virginia  Military  linstitute  69 ;  Virginia 
State  30;  Wabash  236;  Washington  &  Jefferson  330; 
Washington  &  Lee  81 ;  Washington  80 ;  Washington 
State  48 ;  Wesleyan  234  ;  Western  Reserve  224 ;  West- 
minster 157 ;  West  A^irginia  51 ;  William  &  Mary  14 ; 
Williams  11 ;  Wisconsin  243  ;  Wittenberg  208  ;  Wooster 
202  ;  Yale  128. 

Chapter  Catalogues. 

At  least  two  other  of  our  present  chapters  have  print- 
ed catalogues  of  their  members,  though  not  as  Beta  chap- 
ters. The  Brown  chapter,  while  it  was  the  parent  chap- 
ter of  the  Phi  Kappa  Alpha  society,  issued  a  creditable 
catalogue,  and  the  Sigma  Delta  Pi  Society,  of  Dart- 
mouth, compiled  a  similar  book,  both  of  which  are  of 
interest  to  the  fraternity  since  the  alumni  of  these  so- 
cieties are  entitled  to  admission  into  the  fraternity. 

The  book  of  Phi  Kappa  Alpha  is  a  small  octavo  pam- 
phlet of  40  pages,  with  a  blue  cloth  cover  displaying  the 


SIGMA  DELTA   PI   CATALOGUE.  259 

name  of  the  fraternity  in  gold.  It  is  entitled,  "The 
Constitution  |  and  !  Record  |  of  the  |  Phi  Kappa  Alpha  | 
Fraternity,  |  September,  1878."  On  the  next  page  are 
the  names  of  the  committee  of  publication,  and  on  the 
third  page  the  seal  of  the  fraternity.  Following  this  is 
the  constitution  of  the  fraternity  and  the  act  of  the 
legislature  of  Rhode  Island  incorporating  the  chapter 
by  a  special  act.  Then  follows  the  roll  of  members, 
beginning  with  those  in  the  class  of  1873  and  ending 
with  those  in  the  class  of  1880.  Succeeding  this  is  the 
roll  of  the  chapter  of  the  fraternity  which  was  estab- 
lished at  Rochester  University  in  1870,  containing  the 
names  of  the  members  in  the  classes  from  1874  to  1881. 
inclusive.  The  second  chapter  died  before  the  Brown 
chapter  was  admitted  to  Beta  Theta  Pi,  and  none  of  its 
members  have  ever  become  Betas. 

The  Sigma  Delta  Pi,  or  Vitruvian  society,  which  be- 
came the  Dartmouth  chapter  of  B  ©  IT  in  1889,  issued 
two  catalogues,  one  in  1874  and  the  other  in  1882. 

The  first  of  these  is  an  octavo  pamphlet  of  28  pages, 
with  a  violet-colored  paper  cover,  bearing  the  outside 
title,  "Sigma  Delta  Pi  |  or  |  Vitruvian,"  enclosed  in  a 
fancy  border,  and  underneath  is  the  date,  1874.  The  in- 
side title  is.  "Catalogue  |  of  the  |  Sigma  Delta  Pi  |  or  | 
Vitruvian  Fraternity  j  (cut)  \  Founded  in  1858  |  Con- 
cord, N.  H.  I  The  People  Steam  Press  |  1874 ;"  and  on 
the  second  page,  "Published  under  the  Supervision  of  the 
Alpha  Chapter."  On  the  following  page  is  the  list  of 
chapters — Alpha,   at   Dartmouth ;    Beta,   at   Cornell,   and 


260  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Gamma,  at  Woostcr,  O.  Then  followed  the  list  of  mem- 
bers, with  their  addresses,  those  of  the  Alpha  chapter 
from  the  classes  of  1863  to  1877  ;  Beta  chapter,  '72  to  '74. 
inclusive,  and  (lamma  chapter,  '7;5  to  "77,  inclusive.  An 
alphabetical  index  completes  the  book. 

The  second  of  these  is  a  pamphlet  of  40  pages,  with  a 
brown  paper  cover.  The  outside  title  is,  "Sigma  Delta 
Pi  I  (cut)  I  Vitruvian  ;"  the  inside,  "Catalogue  |  of  the  | 
5  A  n  I  or  I  Vitruvian  Society  |  (inonograni,  D.  S.  C.)  j 
Dartmouth  |  1S.S2."  This  is  in  black;  underneath  is  the 
society  "poster"  in  green.  The  book  contains  an  intro- 
duction by  the  committee  of  publication,  and  a  short  his- 
tory of  the  society,  by  Frank  E.  Shedd,  Dartmouth,  '80. 
Then  follows  the  list  of  the  members  of  the  Dartmouth 
chapter,  including  the  class  from  '()2  to  '8(),  with  mod- 
erately full  biographical  details  of  the  members,  and  an 
alphabetical  index  concludes  the  book.  There  is  no  men- 
tion made  of  other  chapters,  except  in  the  historical 
sketch  referred  to. 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

Other  Publications,  Histories,  Song  Books,  Mystic  Mes- 
sengers, Chapter  Periodicals,  Constitutions  and 
Laws,  Music,  Etc. 

None  of  the  chapters  have  printed  histories  except 
that  at  Denison  University.  For  this  we  are  indebted 
to  Francis  W.  Shepardson,  '83.  It  is  a  square  pamphlet 
of  80  odd  pages.  Facing  the  title  page  is  a  wood  cut  of 
Denison  University.  The  title  page  reads  as  follows: 
"Alpha  Eta  Chapter  |  of  the  |  Beta  Theta  Pi  |  (cut  of 
the  badge)  \  An  Account  of  its  Foundation  and  Growth, 
its  Mem  |  bership  and  College  Records,  with  a  List  |  of 
Prizes  Won,  Chapter  Songs,  and  |  Various  other  Mat- 
ters of  I  Interest,  by  |  Francis  Wayland  Shepardson 
I  Class  of  1882.  |  Chapter  Founded  |  A.  D.  MDCCCLX- 
VIII.  I  Denison  University  |  Granville.]  Times  Book  & 
Job  Print  |  1885." 

The  contents  are  divided  into  seven  chapters.  Chapter 
I  treats  of  the  boxing  club,  of  the  Haphazard  or  Eta  Eta 
club,  and  of  the  chapter  of  Kappa  Phi  Lambda,  which 
developed  out  of  it,  and  which  became  the  Alpha  Eta 
chapter  of  Beta  Theta  Pi.  Chapter  II  treats  of  the  his- 
tory of  the  chapter  until  1872,  Chapters  III  and  IV  of 
the  sub  rosa  life  of  the  chapter,  due  to  anti-fraternity 
laws,  and  Chapter  V  of  the  life  df  the  chapter  from  the 

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262  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

repeal  of  these  laws  until  1885  :  Chapter  VI,  of  the  rela- 
tion of  the  chapter  to  the  general  fraternity,  giving  a  list 
of  the  members  of  the  chapter  who  have  held  positions 
of  honor  or  trust  in  the  fraternity,  or  been  connected 
with  its  general  relations;  Chapter  VII,  of  the  hymnol- 
ogy  of  the  chapter,  giving  a  list  of  the  songs  of  the  fra- 
ternity, composed  by  members  of  the  chapter,  and  the 
words  of  some  of  them — a  record  for  Alpha  Eta  to  be 
proud  of.  After  these  chapters  comes  the  prize  record, 
and  then  the  roll  of  the  chapter,  with  a  careful  biography 
of  each  member.  The  work  done  by  Brother  Shepard- 
son  in  compiling  this  manual  can  only  be  appreciated  by 
those  who  have  undertaken  similar  labor.  It  is  worthy 
of  imitation  by  other  chapters. 

Songs  and  Song  Books. 

The  first  collection  of  songs  of  which  we  have  any 
knowledge  was  issued  by  the  Wabash  chapter  (then 
called  the  Iota)  in  the  fall  of  1847.  They  are  mentioned 
in  a  letter  written  by  Varnum  D.  Collins  of  Wabash  to 
Theo.  T.  ATungcr  of  Western  Reserve,  dated  December 
28,  1847,  and  which  letter  is  reprinted  in  the  Beta  Thcta 
Pi,  \o\.  VII,  p.  1()3.  We  reproduce  the  collection  in  fac 
simile.^ 

The  first  song  book  of  the  fraternity  was  issued  by 
the  Western  Reserve  chapter,  in  18(55.  The  book  is  a 
small  one  of  o('>  pages,  about  33/2x()  inches  in  size,  the 
type  space  being  further  reduced  by  a  red  line  border.    It 


^  The  original  was  found  by  Georpte  M.  Chandler,  Michiijan,  '97, 
amonjj  tlic  papers  of  ]iis  father,  Edward  Bruce  Chandler,  Michigan,  '5S. 
in   the   fall   of  1906. 


THE   ODES   OF    1847, 


263 


FOR  THE  I.  CHAPTER  OF  THE  B.  0.  II.  ASSOCIATION. 


i  OPENING    ODE. 

i  HatJ  uoble  bonJ  of  youthful  nicii. 

J  Who  form  the  my^t'ic  tie, 

'  The  Serret  Order  numb'iiog  ten,  ' 

5  Of  B^ia.Theta,  Pi! 

On  common  ground  to-night  wo  mtet. 
Let  joy  light  every  eye ;  i 

With  sang  of  cheer,  let  each  one  greet 
H.3  Beia,  Theio,  Pi. 

At-Frieiidshiij's  pure,  and  holy  shribe 
Let  all  dnsensioiis  die, 
And  mutu.il  confideuce  eotwioe 
Our  Belo.Theu,  Pi. 

In  "  Frit D it.- hip  Hall,"  ''mid  social  qlro, 
,   Let  nil  wilh  trusfreh, 
I   And'joiri  tnch  heart  in  hnniiony 

Wilh  Ucta.Thela,  Pi. 

Let  Virtue,  Tnith,  nod  Merit  stand 
Wilh  us  ejculcheoned  high 
l'pi>n  the  shield  which  guards  our  (aiiil, 
\  Or  Uetn,  Thcln,  Pi. 

Let  invocatiooa  here  find  birth — 
Perchance  they'll  reach  the  sky*     • 

,   And  blessings  soon  may  shower  down 

I  On  Beta,  Thet.i,  Pi. 

(4«f^  Lel^onier  sit  enthroned  fo-nighl, 

^^jL  As  f  rder  reigns  on  high, 

?lSj,  And  each  renew  h\'i  socied  pliglit 

■5S2  To  Belli,  Thet.i  Pi. 


W  CLOSING  ODE. 

wsS  Come,  let  ench  Beta  join  his  vorcc, 

^Sy  And  bid  our  Loilge  g<jod  bye  ; 

fjSb  While,  from  its  Courts',  act  oat  through  r.hoicfr* 

iggg  Our  Beta,  Theta,  Pi. 

^Jsj^  Whene'er  we  mingle  with  ihc  world, 
?J5^    Let  actions  show  ouf  die  ; 
I5E2    Like  pennant  to  the  breeze  unfurlwJfr 
jjgj?  Of  Bctn,  Theta,  Pi. 

^g^  We  Bl  wo\ildJcave*ur  "  Friendship  Hnn,** 

Sj,';  And  'peak  so  soon  good-bye; 

/l'»\  But  time  and  couch  to  each  dolh  call, 

^:  V  Vale,  Beta,  Thela.  Pi." 

^^W  Hail  all  of  high  and  low  degree, 

(^«jb  Who  fomi  ttic  mystic  tie  ; 

gSs  Farewell  to  each,  farewell  to  ihce, 

*§W  MyBeta,Thelu,Pi. 


BENEDICTION 

?l  "  .Nature's  sweet  restorer  sleep," 
;  Soon  wrap  us  in  her  strong  embrace. 
And  guardian  .\ngelB,  vigrjg  heep— 
And  wilt  Thou  ail --Id  us^  Cod  of  toaro^ 

:  ZNITIATORY  ODE  TO  TBS  CHAPTER  I 

I  Bjolbem,  again  we've  iiiLt  toopte  rhc  pledge, 

Where  hearts  to  kindred  begns  reply; 

Let  "  FriendTiliip  and  Fid^iiy,"  inhedge 
'  O'lr  sacred  Beli,  Theta,  Pi. 


I  Here  oft  wc  congregate  with  ttv«iing  hearLt, 
I  Affection  slroug, -ana  Friendship  iiigh  ; 

Let  each,  ond  all,  net  welt  their  difTreiit  pari-, 
\  Thus  honor  Beta,  Thela,  Ti. 

I  Ont;e  more  upon  our  Orders  kiiin'niog  chain. 

Another  link,  this  night  we  lie ; 

Let  time.  Dor  distance,  rend  in  tknhj 
►  One  heart  from  Bela,  Theta,  Pi., 

!  And  now,  when  each  lenevl-s  hij  sacitid  pledf;*". 
Lei  heai  t  nud  hand  with  joy  coinoty,    ' 
Let  Fricnd-ihij^Bhreid  from  ill,  ni(r  little  hjHui 

;  Of  noble  BetH,  Theta.  Pi. 

Willie  each",  in  order,  givca  his  wlllfhg  hand, 
I  Let  never  Friendship  once  deny 
I  The  slightest  tribute  at  the  open  shririo. 
[  Of  hallow'd  Beta,  Theta,  Pi. 

;  And  last  of  oil,  let  sweetest  concord  relsn 
Hound  Friendship's  altar,  pure  «nd  high, 
"  .With  ell  who  wear  the  hedge,  or  benr  ih?  nam*-,' 
Which  'tokens  BcUi,  Theta,  Pi. 

TO  THE  Initiated. 

]  .Stranger,  here  oft  we've  met,  a;little  band, 
I  To  cultivate  each  friendly  tie; 
I  T0.J0U,  we  now  extend  the  cordial  hand, 
!  Which  ahfelds  pur  Bela,  Thela, Ti. 

[  W'c  greet  thee,  as  n  Brother,  in,  it*  pole, 

la  n'ot»le  actions  let  us  Vie, 
J  Wilfi  words  of  kindness,  let  us  ever  hail 
,  Our  worthy  Beta,  Theta,  Pi. 

[  To  Fiiendship's  noble  call,  when  brotiier  spenk.*, 
[  Return  a  kind  and  prompt  reply, 
[  Yes,  give  the  pass,  or  watchword  which  lie  seeks, 
P.Aod  with  il.  Beta,  Theta,  Pi. 

J  And  now  accept  this  humble  li'ibu1e»due, 
J  From  brothers  of  the  myiiltc  tie; 
!  Vfe  trust  you — O  !  prove  ever  irue, 
>  To  lis— to  Beta.  Theta,  Pi. 


Facsimile  of  the  first  printed  collection  of  Fraternity  sonj^s. 


264  HANDBOOK     OF    BETA    THETA     PI. 

has  a  cover  of  black  glazed  paper,  on  the  front  page  of 
which,  enclosed  in  a  gilt  line  border,  in  old  English  type, 
is  the  title :  "Beta  Theta  Pi  |  Beta  Chapter  |  Leader 
Print.  Cleveland."  The  inside  title  on  the  first  page  is 
also  in  old  English,  in  a  slightly  curved  line.,  "Catalogue 
and  Songs  |  of  Beta  Chapter."  On  the  fifth  i>age  is  the 
following  dedication : 

This  catalogue  and  collection  of  songs,  published  under  the 
auspices  of  Beta  chapter,  is  most  respectively  and  affectionately 
dedicated  to  its  graduate  members. 

Then  follows  the  catalogue  of  members  of  the  chap- 
ter, with  their  names  and  residences  and  symbols,  pre- 
cisely as  in  the  catalogue  of  1870,  except  that  the  name 
of  T.  T.  Munger  is  not  in  the  catalogue  of  1870,  and 
Marshall,  Mendenhall  and  Brooks  arc  not  in  this  list. 

The  following  songs  were  in  the  book,  each  one  of 
them  appropriately  named :  Invitation  Song,  "Now 
brothers  to  our  social  band;"  Reunion  Song,  "Some 
time  ago  there  was  a  band.  With  hearts  both  warm  and 
true,"  etc. ;  Beta  Tlicta  Pi  Song,  "He  who  on  self  relies. 
Dares  others'  help  despise,  Makes  feeble  fight" — this  to 
the  tune  of  America ;  Our  Motto,  "Oh,  joyous  and  bright 
are  the  eyes  of  the  few,"  etc. ;  Beta's  Emblems,  "On  Be- 
ta's night,  every  heart  is  light;"  Ne'er  May  Name  of 
Beta  Fade,  taking  its  title  from  the  first  line  of  the 
chorus ;  Beta's  Bonds,  to  the  tune  of  Annie  Laurie,  "The 
heart  is  ne'er  so  joyous,"  etc. ;  "Let  us  be  happy  to- 
night," "Raise  a  song  of  breath  sublime,"  both  named 
from   their  titles ;  then  the  well-known   Our  Founders, 


THE  SONG  BOOK  OF   1872.  26S 

""When  we  meet  to  sing  the  pleasures  that  the  bonds  of 
Beta  yield,"  etc. ;  OJu  Spotless  Name  for  Aye,  and  the 
Parting  Song,"  "Brothers,  an  anthem  raise  ere  we  de- 
part." There  are  twelve  songs  in  all.  The  music  is  not  given 
nor  the  names  of  the  composers  of  the  songs,  and  only 
a  few  of  the  latter  are  known.  Our  Founders  was  writ- 
ten by  S.  E.  Williamson,  Western  Reserve,  '6-i ;  Beta's 
Bonds,  by  Hon.  James  B.  Black,  DePauw,  '60,  and 
Beta's  Emblems,  by  M.  L.  Brooks,  Western  Reserve,  '64. 
The  next  song  book  was  intrusted  to  Alpha  Eta 
chapter,  and  was  published  by  Charles  J.  Seaman,  Den- 
ison,  '71,  in  1872.  It  is  a  cloth-bound  12mo  book  of  56 
pages,  and  contains  the  words  of  -11  songs,  but  no 
music.  There  is  likewise  nothing  in  this  book  to  indi- 
cate who  wrote  the  songs.  On  the  front  page  of  the 
cloth  cover  is  a  monogram  of  rustic  letters,  "B,"  "0," 
"n,"  surrounded  by  a  wreath  and  surmounted  by  three 
stars.  The  inside  title  page  is  printed  in  three  colors — 
I  black,  red  and  purple — and  reads :  "Songs  |  of  the  Beta 
Theta  Pi  |  {cut  of  badge)  \  Fraternity  |  MDCCCLXXII." 
This  is  the  best  known  of  our  song  books,  and  contained 
many  good  songs  not  in  the  previous  edition — among 
others,  the  well-known  "Gemma  Nostra,"  by  J.  S.  Tuni- 
son,  Denison,  '73,  who  also  wrote  the  beautiful  doxol- 
ogy: 

Bless  now,  O  God  on  high, 

Bless  Beta  Theta  Pi; 
Let  naught  of  wrong 

Sully  our  Mystic  gem ; 

Let  not   the  wreath  be   dim : 


266  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA    THETA     PI. 

Then  shall  praise  be  to  him 
To  whom  our  song. 

Also  the  fine  lyric  by  Dr.  J.  S.  Stilson,  of  Hanover, 

I  1  . 

There's  a  scene  where  brothers  greet 
Where  true  kindred  hearts  do  meet, 

At  an  altar,  sending  love's  sweet  incense  high ; 
Where  is  found,  without  alloy, 
Plirest  stores  of  earthly  joy — 

'Tis  within  the  hall  of  Beta  Theta  Pi. 

And  the  Wooglin  song,  by  J.  H.  Lozier,  DePauw,  '57, 
the  author  of  the  Legend  of  Wooglin,  and  who  has  done 
so  much  to  evoke  enthusiasm  by  his  stirring  songs. 
There  is  an  inspiration  in  the  closing  verse  of  this  song 
which  initiates  have  repeatedly  said  impressed  them  as 
nothing  else  had  done : 

'Tis  not  by  the  fortunes  of  fate,  brother. 

That  lasting  fame  is  won ; 
They  only  are  victors  great,  brother. 

Who  win  every  step  they  run. 
Then  keep  our  motto  in  view,  brother. 

And  ever,  with  lofty  aim. 
Be  fearless,  and  pure,  and  true,  brother. 
And    Wooglin    will   guard   your    fame. 

Rev.  S.  X.  Wilson,  Hanover.  "72,  is  the  author  of 
another  song  endeared  by  associations  to  many  genera- 
tions of  college  youth.  What  initiate  can  forget  the  en- 
thusiasm pent  up  in  the  chorus : 

Far  and  wide  the  praise  of  Beta  sing, 
Out  on  the  air  the  happy  chorus  ring. 
Joyful  in  heart  may  each  brother  be. 
Under  the  mystic  three. 


THE  SONG  BOOK  OF  1884.  267 

Wooglin's  Christmas  song,  by  Charles  Duy  Walker, 
V.  M.  I.,  '69,  while  not  so  popular  as  some  mentioned, 
is  one  of  the  finest  songs  in  the  book.  Sung  to  the  air 
of  the  "Bonnie  Blue  Flag,"  the  tune  was  replete  with 
patriotic  reminiscence  to  a  Confederate  soldier,  and  the 
words  are  full  of  tender  sentiment. 

Perhaps  the  most  popular  song  in  the  collection,  how- 
ever is  by  Charles  Hemenway  Adams,  DePauw,  '65,  who 
is  now  one  of  the  editors  of  the  Courant  at  Hartford, 
Conn.  It  is  a  parting  song,  which  first  appeared  in  this 
edition,  and  has  been  sung  hundreds  of  times  at  reunions 
and  banquets  as  the  hands  were  joined  in  the  mystic 
circle : 

And  now  let  hand  grip  into  hand. 

And  eye  look  into  eye, 
As  breaks  the  leal  and  loving  band 
Of  Beta  Theta    Pi. 

A  selection  of  these  songs  for  convention  use  was  a 
little  book  of  3G  pages,  bound  in  a  blue  paper  cover, 
issued  in  1881  by  Chas.  J.  Seaman.  The  title  page  dis- 
played a  most  grotesque  dragon  and  shield  in  blue  and 
red  and  bore  the  imprint  of  J.  B.  Savage,  Cleveland,  O. 
On  page  27  there  is  printed  an  alternative  melody  for 
Wooglin's  Christmas  song. 

The  song  book  of  1884,  compiled  and  published  under 
the  supervision  of  W\  H.  January,  Centre,  'SO.  was  a 
great  improvement  upon  its  predecessors.  It  was  an 
octavo  volume  and  consisted  of  105  pages  and  56  songs, 
and  for  the  first  time  the  music  was  printed  with  the 
songs,  and  the  names  of  the  authors  were  given,  when 


268  HANDBOOK     OF    BETA     TIIETA     PI. 

known.  There  was  nothing  in  the  book  to  indicate  who 
was  the  e(Htor  or  printer.  'i"he  book  was  bound  in  a 
hmi)  cloth  cover,  displaying  the  familiar  dragon  and 
shield,  and  with  red  edges,  cut  close,  and  the  inside  title 
was,  "Songs  |  of  the  j  Beta  Theta  Pi  |  Fraternity  |  1884." 
The  old  songs  were  retained,  but  several  new  ones  were 
added,  notably  "Friendship"  and  "The  Three  Knights," 
by  Harmon  S.  Babcock,  Brown,  'T4 ;  a  Latin  song, 
"Manus  Laeta."  by  W.  H.  Wait.  Northwestern,  '?7; 
"Hail  !  Noble  Greeks,"  l)y  Willis  Boughton,  Michigan, 
'81 ;  "Carve  Dat  Canine,"  an  adaption  of  a  negro  melody 
and  sentiment,  by  John  I.  Covington,  Miami,  'TO;  "The 
Alumni  Call."  by  If.  C.  White,  Stevens,  '81;  and  a  stir- 
ring banquet  song  by  Arthur  L.  Hughes,  Denison,  '78, 
to  the  air  of  "Landlord,  fill  the  flowing  bowl." 

Thr  book,  strange  to  say,  was  not  popular,  probably 
from  its  somewhat  unhandy  size.  It  was  well  edited, 
however,  and  marked  a  distinct  advance  in  the  hvmnol- 
ogy  of  the  fraternity. 

An  edition  of  the  song  book  was  issued  in  188(),  and 
a  second  edition  of  this  version  in  1888.  These,  and 
the  subsequent  editions  down  to  1891,  were  under 
the  direction  of  Frank  M.  Joyce,  DePauw,  '82,  and 
Frank  W.  Burgoyne,  Wooster,  '86.  They  were  all  well 
bound  in  cloth  or  leather,  with  the  dragon  and  the  ])adge 
cut  on  the  outside.  The  inside  title  is,  "Songs  |  of  the 
I  Beta  Theta  Pi  |  (Cut  of  the  dragon  and  badge)  \  Fra- 
ternity," followed  by  the  date.  All  of  these  editions 
have  the  music,   and,   where  known,   the   names   of   the 


THE  SONG  BOOK  OF   1902.  269 

authors  of  the  songs.  The  editions  of  1886-'88  con- 
tained 54  songs  in  79  pages ;  that  of  1891,  contains  63 
songs  in  105  pages.  None  of  these  editions  under  the 
management  of  Joyce  and  Burgoyne  contain  any  refer- 
ence to  any  place  of  pubhcation. 

A  new  edition  was  issued  in  1894  by  Frank  M.  Joyce. 
It  was  a  book  of  135  pages  and  contained  72  fraternity 
songs  and  17  college  songs.  The  title  page  reads  "Car- 
mina  Beta  |  Songs  |  of  the  j  Beta  Theta  Pi  Fraternity  j 
compiled  by  |  Frank  M.  Joyce  |  Delta  Chapter,  class  1883 
I  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  |  1894  |.  In  the  55th  year  of  ths 
Fraternity.""  The  book  was  bound  in  leather  with  red 
edges  and  had  a  gold  side  title.  It  contained  nine  more 
songs  than  the  preceding  edition,  mostly  distinctive 
chapter  songs. 

The  edition  of  1902  was  edited  and  published  by  Hor- 
ace G.  Lozier  of  the  Chicago  chapter  under  the  super- 
vision of  a  committee  appointed  by  the  trustees  and  con- 
sisting of  Francis  H.  Sisson,  George  M.  Chandler  and 
Frank  E.  Lord.  It  is  a  small  quarto  in  form  and  is  bound 
in  a  red  cloth  cover,  displaying  the  fraternity  flag  and  the 
words  "Beta  Songs."  A  back  title  reads:  "Songs  of 
B  0  n."  The  inside  title  is  "Songs  of  |  coat  of  arms  \ 
Beta  Theta  Pi  |  .  In  the  sixty-third  year  of  the  Fra- 
ternity." It  contained  a  list  of  the  contributors,  a  hand- 
some steel  engraving  of  the  standard  badge,  a  facsimile 
of  "Gemma  Nostra,"  in  the  handwriting  of  the  author, 
J.  S.  Tunison,  Denison,  '73,  and  116  pages  of  words  and 
music. 


270  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

There  are  a  few  new  songs  in  the  book  but  its  merit 
does  not  reside  in  this  novelty  but  in  the  fine  musical 
arrangement .  the  parts  being  given  in  most  cases  and 
with  full  musical  directions.  All  the  songs  were  in 
singable  keys  and  were  provided  with  a  simple  piano 
accompaniment.  Some  of  the  songs  had  extra  accompani- 
ment for  guitar  and  mandolin.  There  were  three  new 
marching  tunes  and  some  of  the  older  songs  were  pro- 
vided with  new  melodies. 

The  most  popular  of  the  new  songs  was  "She  Wears 
my    Ikta  Pin"  by  Brother  Lozier. 

The  book  was  an  immediate  success  and  the  edition 
was  quickly  sold.  There  was  a  second  impression  which 
was  also  sold  and  a  new  edition  is  now  in  preparation 
under  the  same  efficient  management. 

One  of  the  finest  songs  first  published  in  this  edition 
cf  1902  is  by  Sam  Walter  Foss,  Brown,  'S2.  The  music 
for  it  was  written  by  Robert  W.  Dunn,  Michigan,  '95. 

GOOD   BETAS    SING    FOREVER. 

Let  the  zephyr  sigh  or  the  tempest  blow, 
Let  the  tossing  waves  roll  high  or  low, 
Let  the  world  go  fast  or  the  world  go  slow, 

Good  Betas  sing  forever. 
In  the  hopeful  ray  of  the  morning  light. 
In  the  twilight  gloom  of  the  gathering  night, 
When  the  stars  are  hid  or  the  heavens  are  bright. 

Good  Betas  sing  forever. 

Chorus — 
Then  sing  we  the  song  of  the  young  and  the  strong, 
Of  the  friends  of  the  right  and  the  foes  of  the  wrong; 


UNOFFICIAL  EDITION  OF  1899.  271 

For  our  hopes  are  bright  and  our  hearts  are  light, 
And  the  songs  of  joy  are  our  songs  to-night. 

We  are  bold  and  free  as  the  birds  that  fly 
In  the  azure  depths  of  the  boundless  sky, 
And  we  sing  like  them  as  the  days  go  by; 

Good  Betas  sing  forever. 
We  heed  not  the  flight  of  the  rolling  years, 
And  the  yearly  round  of  the  circling  spheres, 
For  our  joys  are  full  and  we  know  no  fears; 

Good   Betas   sing  forever. 

For  our  hopes  are  bright  and  the  world  is  wide, 
And  we  launch  our  skiff  on  the  outward  tide, 
And  we  sing  as  we  sail,  whatever  betide ; 

Good   Betas   sing  forever. 
We  sing  as  we  sail  from  our  sheltered  lea 
To  the  summer  isles  or  the  wintry  sea. 
Wherever  our  course  or  our  port  may  be ; 

Good  Betas  sing  forever. 

Here's  a  song  for  the  joys  of  the  days  gone  by, 
And  a  song  for  the  joys  that  before  us  lie, 
And  a   song  for  both,  with   never  a   sigh ; 

Good   Betas   sing  forever. 
Let  the  zephyr  sigh  or  the  tempest  blow. 
Let  the  tossing  waves  roll  high  or  low. 
Let  the  world  go  fast  or  the  world  go  slow ; 

Good  Betas  sing  forever. 

An  unofficial  edition  of  the  songs  was  issued  at  In- 
dianapolis in  1899.  It  is  a  duodecimo  book  of  58  pages. 
The  songs  are  printed  without  the  music.  It  was  bound 
in  a  reddish  brown  paper  cover  and  displayed  the  title 
"Songs  I  of   the  |  Beta   Theta   Pi  |  Fraternity.  |  Presented 


272  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

to  I  the  Indianapolis  Alumni  |  1899."  It  is  practically  a 
reprint  of  the  edition  of  1888  but  contains  thirteen  songs 
not  found  in  that  collection,  one  being  a  song  df  the 
Mystic  Seven. 

Several  small  collections  of  songs  have  been  printed 
for  use  at  banquets  and  the  like. 

One  of  our  songs  which  is  of  the  "Nonsense'  char- 
acter, based  upon  the  advertisement  of  a  popular  break- 
fast food  called  "Force,"  has  been  very  popular  at  con- 
ventions, and  is  reproduced  below.  It  has  been  written 
since  the  edition  of  1903. 

Sunn\?  3im 

Air:     "The    Pope"    (in   all    college    song-books). 

(AdaiUed    by    Geo.    W.    Bellows,    Ohio    State,    '0.5,    after    a    version    by    the 

Kenyon    Glee    Club.) 

Jim  Dumps  he  led  a  sorry  life,  sorry  life ; 

He  had  the  meanest  kind  o'  wife,  kind  o'  wife. 
The  babies  they  would  always  get  the  croup 
And   they  would  yell   like  billy   whoop — 
The  babies  they  would  always  get  the  croup 
And  they  would  yell  like  hilly  whoop. 

At  last,  all  driven  tn  despair,  to  despair, 

Jim  Dumps  got  up  and  tore  his  hair,  and  tore  his  hair ; 

At  last  his  wife  brought  home  some  Force  to  him 

And  Force  has  made  him  Sunny  Jim — 

At  last  his  wife  hrought  home  some  Force  to  him 

And  Force  has  made  him   Sunny  Jim. 

A  little  frog  sat  on  a  well,  on  a  well, 
And  sang  with  fire  in  his  eye,  in  his  eye 
Sang  he,   I   am   a   Theta   Delta   man. 


THE  MYSTIC   MESSENGER.  273 

A  dear  old  Beta  Theta  Pi, 

Sang  he,  I  am  a  Theta  Deha  man, 

A  dear  old  Beta  Theta  Pi. 

We  will  conclude  our  review  of  our  literature  on  this 
subject  by  transcribing  a  sentiment  by  a  recent  under- 
graduate who  caught  the  spirit  of  the  fraternity  singing 
and  has  expressed  it  skillfully  in  verse,  as  follows: 

H  Beta  Sono 

By  Monica   Byrd,   Bethany,   '05. 

O  sing  me  a  bit  of  a  Beta  song, 

For  fellowship  and  cheer, 
No  other  music  rings  so  long 

In  a  Beta's  heart  and  ear. 
For  the  words  are  brave,  and  the  words  are  true, 

And  the  air  won't  drag  along; 
Go  find  a  Beta  boy  or  two, 

To  sing  a  Beta  song. 

The  stormy  opera  passes  by, 

The  master's  band  is  gone. 
The  mighty  strains  grow  dim  and  die, 

We  lose  them,   one  by  one ; 
But  change  may  come,  and  years  take  wing, 

Till  we  all  are  silver  grays, 
And  still  the  Beta  boys  will  sing 

The  songs  of  Beta  days. 

Periodicals  Other  than  the  Magazine. 
The  Mystical  Seven  maintained  a  creditable  publica- 
tion from  188C  to  1890,  when  it  was  merged  into  the  Beta 
Theta  Pi  upon  the  union  of  the  two  fraternities.     It  was 
called  the  Mystic  Messenger,  and  was  begun  with  the 


MYSTIC  +  MESSENGER. 


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EIJIT02-IN-CHIEf : 
COOPF.R  D.  SCHMITT, 

Charhilterjille,   In. 

ALOUHUS  ESITOB : 
M.  H.  H.  Cai.dwkll, 

Concord,  N.  C. 


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CHAPTEB  EIITOES: 
/funds  ami  Torch, 

Frank  Mullkr, 

University  of  Va. 

S'iiorii  and  Shield, 

Ror.T.  G.  Si'ARROW, 

Davidson  College,  N.  C. 
Star  of  the  South, 
M.  \V.  ECERTON, 

Chafel  mil,  N.  C. 


— PUnLISHF.n    RY    TIIK — 


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MYSTIC  SEVEN    FRATERNITY. 


Vol.  II. 


JULY,  1887. 


No.  4 


With  this  issue  closes  the  second  volume.  That  the  de- 
cision of  the  fraternity  to  issue  the  Messenger  quarterly  was 
a  wise  one,  is  now  evident  to  all.  We  can  see  how  much  it 
has  helped  in  uniting  the  chapters,  stirring  up  an  interest  in 
one  another  and  arousing  a  more  general  interest  among  the 
alumni.  We  sometimes  wonder  what  would  be  the  present 
position  of  the  fraternity  if  we  had  always  had  a  publication, 
and  it  fills  us  with  much  regret  to  look  back  upon  the  dark 
ages  of  our  existence  when  the  brethren  were  even  too  indo- 
lent to  transcribe  the  minutes  of  regular  meetings,  much  less 
try  to  do  anything  for  our  advancement.  It  seems  strange 
that  the  love  for  the  fraternity  could  become  so  faint  and  so 
selfish  as  it  then  was.  The  members  were  content  to  enjoy 
themselves  without  a  thought  of  what  they  might  accomplish 
in  the  fraternity  world.  Every  year  we  are  gaining,  and  the 
Messenger  is  filling  an  important  position.     As  we  increase 

Facsimile  of  a  page  of  the  journal  of  the  Mystical  Seven. 


MYSTICAL    MESSENGER.  275 

publication  of  Volume  I.,  No.  1,  in  June,  1886,  Cooper  D. 
Schmitt  being  the  editor.  It  was  a  large  octavo  of  28 
pages,  with  a  light  brown  paper  cover,  and  contained 
the  report  of  the  chief  executive,  certain  statistics  of 
the  chapters,  and  a  short  historical  sketch  of  the  fra- 
ternity, with  the  reports  of  the  chapters,  the  rolls  of 
some  of  them,  and  various  general  articles.  The  articles 
were  usually  signed  with  the  mystical  names  of  the 
members.  This  number  contained  no  imprint,  and 
nothing  indicated  the  place  of  publication  or  the  address 
of  the  editor. 

The  next  number,  of  28  pages,  was  called  Volume  II., 
No  1,  and  was  dated  November,  1886.  The  editor-in- 
chief  was  still  Cooper  D.  Schmitt;  M.  H.  H.  Caldwell, 
of  Concord,  N.  C,  was  alumnus  editor,  and  the  chapter 
editors  were  Frank  Muller,  University  of  Virginia ; 
Robert  G.  Sparrow,  Davidson  College,  and  M.  W. 
Edgerton,  University  of  North  Carolina.  It  consisted  of 
chapter  notes,  letters  and  miscellaneous  correspondence. 
No.  2  of  this  volume  was  dated  January,  1887,  was 
enlarged  to  32  pages,  and  contained  about  the  same 
amount  of  matter,  only  more  systematically  arranged. 
Its  first  cover  page  bore  the  legend,  "Published  Quar- 
terly by  the  Mystic  Seven  Fraternity  |  Terms  of  Sub- 
scription, $1.00  for  Four  Numbers  |  Entered  as  Second- 
class  Matter  at  the  Post-office  at  Charlottsville,  Va.  | 
Charlottsville,  Jeffersonian  Print."  No.  3  was  dated 
April,  1887,  and  contained  the  announcement  of  the 
semi-centennial  convention  to  be   held   in   June.     There 


276  HANDnnoK    of    ret  a    tiieta    ri. 

were  good  letters  from  all  the  chapters,  some  timely 
gossip  and  personals  grouped  under  the  head  of  "Mes- 
sages." No.  1,  dated  July,  1887,  of  20  pages,  showed 
no  change  in  style  or  management.  It  contained  the 
report  of  the  chief  executive  which,  among  other  items, 
included  an  account  of  the  attempt  to  re-establish  com- 
munication with  the  bastard  senior  society  of  the  Owl 
&  Wand,  at  Wesleyan  University,  that  society  then  being 
tJK night  to  be  a  legitimate  though  indififerent  chajiter. 
1'hc'  chapter  reports  and  correspondence,  together  with 
the  minutes  of  the  semi-centennial  convention,  concluded 
the  number. 

\^olume  TIT.  opened  with  No.  1.  of  28  pages,  was 
dated  November.  1887.  and  showed  no  change  in  style 
or  management,  except  changes  in  the  chajHer  editors. 
It  contained  chapter  reports,  some  historical  notes,  and 
the  usual  quota  of  "messages."  No.  2.  dated  Feb- 
ruary, 1888.  contained  30  pages.  It  had  chapter  re- 
ports and  good  historical  articles  on  the  Wesleyan  and 
Mississippi  chapters.  The  former  was  from  the  pen  of 
Geo.  H.  Stone,  Wesleyan,  '67,  who,  while  evincing  a 
deep  interest  in  the  fraternity,  neglected  to  inform  the 
Mystics  that  he  had  been  chiefly  instrumental  in  causing 
the  destruction  of  the  parent  chapter,  and  in  transfer- 
ring its  practices  and  ritual  to  a  senior  society.  There 
were  no  more  numbers  in  this  volume.  The  journal  sus- 
pended for  lack  of  support,  and  was  not  revived  until 
April,  1889.  when  Volume  IV.  was  opened  by  the  issue 
of  No.    1 .  of  GG  pages,  under  the  direction  of  Herbert 


sigma's  alumnus.  277 

barry,  of  Warrentown^  Va.  This  number  contained  the 
usual  chapter  reports,  and  article  on  "A  Japanese  Dinner 
Party,"  by  Charles  M.  Bradbury,  Virginia,  '88  ;  one  of 
"Observation  in  Greece,"  by  Dr.  Gonzalez  Lodge,  of 
the  Davidson  chapter,  with  careful  and  well-written  his- 
tories of  the  temple  of  the  Hands  &  Torch,  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Virginia,  the  temple  of  the  "Sword  &  Shield," 
at  Davidson  College,  and  the  temple  of  the  "Star  o'f  the 
South,"  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina.  It  also 
contained  a  complete  roll  of  the  temple  of  the  "Hands  & 
Torch."  It  announced  that  thereafter  the  Mystic  Mes- 
senger would  be  issued  semi-annually.  The  union  with 
B  0  n,  however,  obviated  the  necessity  for  continuing 
it,  and  it  has  been  merged  into  the  older  journal  of  the 
united  order,  which,  since  January,  1890,  has  borne  the 
legend,  "With  which  has  been  united  the  Mystic  Mes- 
senger." 

When  the  A  2  X  fraternity  united  with  B  ©  n,  some 
of  the  new  chapters  felt  that  they  needed  some  means  to 
bring  their  alumni  in  harmony  and  touch  with  their  new 
fraternity  relations.  The  Stevens  and  Cornell  chapters 
accordingly  commenced  the  issue  of  chapter  periodicals. 
Each  of  these  was  printed  on  the  hektograph,  and  was  a 
small  quarto  in  form.  Each  contained  the  full  roll  of 
members  of  the  chapter.  That  of  Stevens  was  called 
"Sigma's  Alumnus."  It  ran  through  two  volumes,  the 
numbers  6i  which  were  as  follows :  Vol.  I.,  No.  1,  Feb- 
ruary, 1881;  No.  2,  March,  1881;  No.  3,  April,  1881; 
No.  4,  May,  1881.     Vol.   II.,  No.   1,  November,   1881 ; 


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■LI    ERE    beginneth  the  second    Recital  on 
■*•  Phi's  Organ. 

The  theme  is  called  "The  Dance," 
and  it  is  written  in  either  valse  or 
two-step  time  ;  you  can  take  your  choice. 
Nearly  everybody  knows  by  now  that  the  An- 
nual dance  of  Phi  Chapter  will  be  held  this  year 
on  the  evening  of  Wednesday,  February  2i. 
The  day  set  is  the  night  before  Washington's 
birthday,  so  that  there  will  be  almost  time  enough 
for  undergraduates  to  get  back  to  college  in  time 
for  chapel,  and  for  graduates  to  return  to  their 
labors  before  Friday. 

To  say  that  this  year's  Dance  will  come  up  to 
the  high  standard  of  former  years  is  to  express 
mildly  what  we  really  think  it  is  going  to  be. 
The  Dance  will  eclipse  everything  like  it  ever 
held  before.  The  Germantown  Cricket  Club, 
at  Manheim,  will  be  as  last  year,  the  scene  there- 
of, and  the  music  will  be  by  Professor  Beale,  the 
famous  orchestrien.  (The  singing  society  is 
requested  to  remain  silent.)     It  is  hoped  that  all 

Facsimile  of  Phi  Chapter  Journal. 


THE  CHAPTER  JOURNALS.  279 

No.  2,  January,  1882 ;  No.  3  has  no  date,  but  must  have 
been  issued  in  February,  1882 ;  No.  4,  April,  1882.  That 
of  Cornell  was  called  "The  Beta  Delta  Chapter  Chron- 
icle," and  only  one  volume,  containing  two  numbers, 
was  issued,  in  May  and  June,  1881.  We  reproduce  the 
first  page  of  the  Stevens  journal.  This  number,  which 
is  a  fair  sample  of  the  others,  contained  short  biogra- 
phies of  the  initiates  of  February,  1881 ;  viz,  William  T. 
Magruder,  William  S.  Dilworth,  Richard  Lee  Fearn, 
Joseph  C.  Minton  and  Harvey  F.  Mitchell,  under  the 
caption  of  "Our  Babies ;"  an  account  of  "The  New  Ma- 
chine Shop ;"  a  little  historical  sketch  of  "Alpha  Sigma 
Chi,"  and,  on  the  last  page,  a  list  of  the  alumni  and  active 
members. 

It  is  not  known  that  any  of  the  other  chapters  ever 
followed  a  similar  plan. 

In  1905-"06  the  chapter  at  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania issued  a  little  four  page  journal  called  "The  Dorg" 
and  about  the  same  time  the  Ohio  chapter  issued  a 
similar  journal  called  "The  Grip." 

The  Mystic  Messenger  of  Beta  Theta  Pi  was  the  name 
of  a  secret  periodical,  the  first  number  of  which  was 
issued  March  1,  1890,  by  Charles  M.  Hepburn,  the  then 
editor  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi.  It  was  sent  in  sealed  en- 
velopes to  those  members  of  the  fraternity  who  paid  50 
cents  per  year  for  it,  but  its  issue  was  spasmodic,  and 
it  was  finally  discontinued  by  order  of  the  convention. 

It  was  a  four  or  eight-paged  octavo  circular,  printed  in 
brevier    type.     Its    primary    purposes,    as    stated    in    the 


'^Mystic  Messenger 

OF    

BETA  THETA  PI. 

VOL.  I.  MARCH  I,  1890.  NO.  i. 


THE  MYSTIC  MESSENGER. 

AN  editorial  in  the  last  number  of  The  Beta  Theta  Pi  announced  that  it  was 
proposed  to  establish  a  secret  monthly  edition  of  that  magazine  treating  of 
matters  which  should  not  be  published  to  the  world.  Such  an  edition  has 
long  been  contemplated.  It  has  been  felt  that  until  Beta  Theta  Pi  should  have  both  a 
monthly  magazine  treating  generally'  of  the  fraternity  ^nd  going  out  to  all  the 
world,  and  also  a  secret  monthly  encylical,  informing  the  chapters  of  the  inner 
workings  of  Beta  Theta  Pi,  our  fraternity  system  would  be  dangerously  incomplete. 
Unfortunately  the  demands  upon  the  treasury  are  heavy.  Lack  of  means  has  long 
rendered  the  extra  expenditure  necessary  for  such  a  publication  financially  inexpe- 
dient. But  each  month  inculcates  anew  its  necessity  Irqm  a  regard* for  the  frater- 
nity's welfare.  And  so  with  this  first  day  of  Mitral,  ^i)E  MvsTlc  Messenger 
OF  Beta  Theta  Pi  makes  its  first  appearance,  to'reappcar  the  first  ol  each  month 
hereafter  during  the  college  year. 

bUB  ROSA 

THE  Rose  was  the  flower  of  secrecy  and  sacred  to  the  God  of  Silence.  At  their 
feasts,  as  Ovid  (is  it  not.')  has  it,  the  ancients  suspended  the  rose  above  their  tables 
that  the  guests  might  know  that  what  was  there  said  was  to  be  kept  secret  Bear 
in  mind,  brother  Betas,  that  the  rose,  the  flower  of  Beta  Theta  Pi,  is  above  this  sheet. 
What  is  here  given  is  given  sub  rosa:  it  is  not  intended  for  the  world  at  large;  and, 
so  far  as  you  can  prevent,  should  not  be  permitted  to  pass  outside  of  the  circle  of 
your  Beta  friends.  The  Mystic  Messenger  is  intended  especially  for  the  chap. 
ters,  in  whose  hands  the  welfaie  of  Beta  Theta  Pi  rests  so  largely. 

It  should  not  be  inferred,  however,  that  The  Mystic  Messenger  i«  to  be  de- 
voted exclusively  to  the  announcement  of  grave  secrets,  the  knowledge  of  which  by 
our  rivals  would  seriously  embarrass  the  progress  of  our  order  or  imperil  the 
achievement  of  contemplated  ends.  Now  and  then,  indeed,  a  matter  of  some 
such  importance  may  be  brought  to  the  attention  of  the  chapters  through  these 
pages.  But  we  shall  have  much  to  say  concerning  other  matters,  of  a  merely  dor 
mestic  nature,  as  it  were — a  word  of  encouragement  to  some  weak  chapter,  of  advice 
to  some  erring,  or  of  warning  to  some  lazy  (we  use  the  word  advisedly)  chapter  or 
cor.  sec,  or  of  hearty  commendation  of  prompt,  painstaking,  and  effective  work  by 
chapters  or  individuals.  We  shall  keep  the  chapters  informed  of  the  doings  of  the 
Board  of  Directors,  so  far  as  they  are  given  us  for  such  publication.     VVc  shall  point 


EDITIONS  OF  THE  LAWS.  281 

prospectus,  was  to  treat  of  the  more  private  affairs  of 
the  fraternity,  and  to  give  information  concerning  them, 
but  it  soon  became  a  sort  of  supplemental  circular  letter 
of  the  regular  magazine,  and  probably  its  lack  of  support 
was  due  to  this  fact.  All  of  the  numbers  were  printed 
in  Cincinnati,  and,  so  far  as  known,  were  issued  as 
follows :  Vol.  I.,  No.  1,  March  1,  1890 ;  No.  2,  April  1, 
1890;  No.  3,  May  1,  1890;  No.  4,  June  2,  1890;  No.  5, 
September  15,  1890.  Vol.  II.,  No.  1  not  issued;  No.  2, 
November  15,  1890;  No.  3,  December  23,  1890;  No.  4, 
January-February,  1891.  Vol.  III.,  No.  1,  March,  1892, 
and  No.  2,  June  1,  1892. 

THE  CONSTITUTION  AND  LAWS. 

Previous  to  1879,  the  constitution  remained  in  manu- 
script, and  was  copied  for  the  use  of  the  chapters.  The 
convention  of  1879  ordered  the  constitution  printed,  and 
the  first  copies  were  supplied  to  the  A  2  X  chapters  in 
October  o'f  that  year,  printed  in  pink  and  blue  on  demi- 
folio  sheets  of  paper.  This  form  proved  inconvenient, 
and  the  General  Secretary  was  requested  by  the  con- 
vention of  1884  to  print  the  constitution  and  laws  in  one 
book,  and  the  several  editions  since  then  have  been  as 
follows:  The  edition  of  1885  is  an  80-page  pamphlet, 
16mo  in  size.  The  title  page  reads :  "Constitution  | 
and  I  Laws  |  of  the  |  Beta  Theta  Pi  |  (cut  of  the  badge) 
I  Published  by  Order  |  of  the  |  Forty-fifth  Annual  Con- 
vention," Columbus,  O.,  1885.  It  contains  the  consti- 
tution of  1879,  with  the  amendments  of  1881  to  1884  in- 
corporated in  the  text.     Following  this  are  the  laws  as 


282  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

condified  in  1882,  with  tlie  amendments  embodied  in 
the  text.  Succeedint^  this  are  several  blank  pages  for 
inserting"  amendments,  and  it  concludes  with  the  stand- 
ard by-laws  for  the  government  of  alumni  chapters 
adopted  by  the  45th  convention. 

The  edition  of  1890  bears  a  similar  title  page:  "Con- 
stitution I  and  I  Laws  |  of  the  |  Beta  Theta  Pi  |  (cut  of 
the  badge)  \  Second  Edition,  with  Notes  |  Published  by 
Order  |  of  the  |  Fiftieth  Annual  Convention,  1890." 
This  edition  contained  the  constitution  and  laws,  wath 
all  the  amendments  to  date,  and  in  addition  was  en- 
riched with  ()4  explanatory  notes  from  the  pen  of  J.  Cal. 
TIanna,  who  printed  it.  It  consisted  of  92  pages  of  mat- 
ter, each  a  full  third  larger  than  the  pages  of  the  prev- 
ious edition. 

The  edition  of  1892  bore  the  title,  "Constitu- 
tion I  and  I  Laws  j  of  the  |  Beta  Theta  Pi  |  Adopted 
by  the  XXXIX.  and  XL.  Annual  Convention  and  |  Re- 
vised and  Adopted  b\-  the  LIL  and  LIIL  |  Annual  Con- 
ventions I  (cut  of  the  badge)  \  Third  Edition  |  With 
Notes  I  by  |  John  Calvin  Hanna  |  Published  |  By  Order 
of  the  I  Fifty-third  Annual  Convention."  Columbus. 
O.,  1892.  It  consists  of  l')<i  pages  of  fine  type,  in- 
cluding the  text  of  the  constitution  and  laws.  An  ap- 
pendix to  the  laws  contained  the  amendments  of  1891 
and  1892,  and  121  explanatory  notes,  and  concludes  with 
a  list  of  the  officers  of  the  fraternity.  Slips  containing 
the  amendments  of   189o,   and  adapted  to  be  pasted  in 


THE    secretary's    MANUAL.  283 

place,  were  also  prepared  and  sent  to  the  chapters  in  Oc- 
tober, 1893. 

As  related  elsewhere  the  convention  of  1895  appoint- 
ed a  commission  consisting  of  Wyllys  C.  Ransom,  Wil- 
liam A.  Hamilton  and  J.  Cal.  Hanna  to  draft  a  new  con- 
stitution. Their  report  was  adopted  and  they  were  then 
instructed  to  prepare  a  code  of  laws  in  harmony  with 
the  new  constitution.  The  whole  instrument  is  known 
as  the  "Constitution  and  Laws  of  1897."  These  changes 
necessitated  a  new  edition  which  was  prepared  by  Broth- 
er Hanna  and  has  several  times  been  reprinted  for  the 
use  of  the  fraternity.  The  title  page  reads  "Code  |of  | 
Beta  Theta  Pi  |  including  |  The  Constitution  |  (cut  of 
the  badge)  \  and  |  The  Laws  |  adopted  by  the  LVHL 
General  Convention  |  held  at  |  Niagara  Falls,  New  York 
I  on  the  I  IGth,  17th,  19th  and  20th  of  July  |  A.  D.  1897." 
The  old  size  and  style  was  continued  and  the  book  had 
80  pages  and  an  index  and  contained  the  helpful  notes 
prepared  by  Brother  Hanna. 

Since  1897  as  new  laws  have  been  enacted  slips  con- 
taining them  have  been  prepared  to  be  pasted  in  the 
book.  These  have  been  very  few  because  happily  the 
epoch  of  constitution  "tinkering"  in  Beta  Theta  Pi  is 
over. 

The  administration  of  J.  Cal.  Hanna  as  General  Sec- 
retary also  saw  the  publication  of  the  "Secretary's  Man- 
ual," o'f  which  there  have  been  two  editions,  in  1885  and 
1890  respectively.  The  edition  of  1885  is  a  brown  paper- 
covered  book,  imperial,  32mo  in  size,  and  of  21  pages. 


284  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Its  title  is,  "A  Manual  of  Instruction  |  for  the  |  Corres- 
ponding Secretaries  |  of  the  j  Beta  Thcta  Pi  Fraternity, 
1885,"  and  it  consisted  chiefly  of  instructions  as  to  the 
manner  of  preparing  the  annual  and  other  reports  which 
the  secretaries  should  make.  The  edition  speedily  be- 
came exhausted,  and  a  second  edition  was  issued  in  18U0. 
Its  scope  was  much  enlarged,  and  it  was  printed  uni- 
formly with  the  then  current  edition  of  the  constitution. 
It  was  entitled,  "A  Manual  of  Instruction  |  for  the  j 
Members  |  of  the  |  Beta  Tlieta  Pi  Fraternity'  |  Colum- 
bus, Ohio,  1889."  It  contains  70  pages  of  closely  printed 
matter.  It  describes  the  larger  and  more  obvious  feat- 
ures of  the  fraternity,  and  is  admonitory,  explanatory 
and  expostulatory  by  turns. 

Membership  Lists. 

Several  membership  lists  have  been  issued  at  differ- 
ent times  and  places.  Many  of  these  have  been  mere 
broadsides  or  folders  giving  the  list  of  members  in  a  city 
or  state,  some  have  formed  a  part  of  chapter  letters  is- 
sued to  alumni.  A  few,  however,  have  had  a  more  per- 
manent character  and  will  briefly  be  referred  to. 

The  earliest  of  these*  is  "The  Indianapolis  Alumni  |  of 
the  I  Beta  Theta  Pi  |  April,  181)8  ;"  issued  by  Maverick 
Terrell  of  the  DePauw  chapter.  It  is  a  little  book  bound 
in  boards,  blue  on  one  side  and  pink  on  the  other,  with  the 
title  printed  in  gold.  It  contained  the  list  of  officers  of 
the  Indianapolis  Alumni  chapter  for  1898-99  and  an  al- 
phabetical list  of  the  alumni  giving  their  names,  chapter, 
residence,  occupation  and  business  address.     It  also  con- 


MEMBERSHIP  LISTS.  285 

tained  a  list  of  the  general  ofificers  of  the  fraternity,  a 
memorandum  referring  to  the  magazine  and  a  list  of  all 
of  the  alumni  and  active  chapters  arranged  by  districts. 

The  next  is  a  "Catalog  |  of  |  Chicago  Alumni  Chap- 
ter" issued  in  April,  1902.  It  gives  a  list  of  the  officers 
of  the  alumni  chapter  and  then  a  list  of  all  of  the  Betas 
in  Chicago,  with  their  chapter,  name,  residence,  occupa- 
tion and  telephone  number.  It  is  bound  in  gray  paper 
and  bears  on  the  last  cover  page  an  advertisement  of  the 
"Educational  Register  Company"  who  issued  it  as  an 
advertisement. 

A  similar  list  was  issued  in  1906  under  the  same  aus- 
pices. It  was  interleaved  with  memorandum  pages  and 
had  a  red  and  blue  paper  cover. 

In  1905  the  Cleveland  Alumni  Chapter,  through  Wal- 
ter L.  Flory,  issued  a  very  neat  paper  bound  catalogue  of 
the  alumni  residing  in  Cleveland, 

In  1904  James  T.  Brown  prepared  and  the  New  York 
Alumni  Association  published  a  book  of  "Members 
I  of  I  Beta  Theta  Pi  |  residing  in  |  New  York  City  |  and 
vicinity."  It  contained  48  pages  and  was  bound  in 
cloth  with  a  side  title  in  gold.  The  names  were  arranged 
alphabetically  and  were  followed  by  the  chapter  and 
class,  occupation,  business  address  and  residence. 

In  January,  1907,  a  new  edition  of  this  New  York  list 
was  issued,  also  prepared  by  James  T.  Brown.  It  con- 
tained 73  pages  and  was  bound  in  red  buckram  with  a 
side  stamp  of  the  '^oat  of  arms  inclosed  in  a  beaded  oval 
in   gold. 


286  iiAxniiooK    OK    hkta    theia    i-i. 

Instrumental  Music. 

TIk'  first  piece  of  music  dedicated  to  or  named  after 
the  fraternity  was  the  "Beta  Waltz,"  by  Mrs.  Kate  Hun- 
ter, wife  of  Alexander  Hunter,  of  the  Hanover  chapter, 
and  residing-  at  Louisville.  It  is  a  pretty,  melodious 
piece  of  four  pages,  written  in  the  key  of  B  flat.  The 
lithographed  cover  displays  a  rustic  arch,  from  the  top 
of  which  the  badge  is  hung,  over  a  knot  of  ribbon  and  a 
star.  Underneath  is  the  title,  "Beta  |  Waltz  |  Composed 
and  Respectfully  Dedicated  to  the  |  Beta  Theta  Pi  |  by  I 
Mrs.  Kate  Hunter  |  Louisville."  It  was  copyrighted  in 
l<Sr)<)  and  the  authoress  was  thanked  by  the  convention 
for  her  graceful  dedication  of  the  music  to  the  fraternity. 

Of  the  remaining  instrumental  pieces  dedicated  to 
the  fraternity,  the  "Beta  Theta  Pi  Waltzes,"  by  James 
C.  Macy,  and  published  in  l.STS  by  S.  Brainard's  Sons, 
of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  is  probably  best  known.  They  dis- 
play a  highly  illuminated  cover  in  red,  black  and  gold, 
with  the  name  "l>cta  Theta  Pi"  at  the  top  in  large  orna- 
mental type;  in  the  center  is  a  gilt  panel,  enclosing  the 
illustration  used  by  0  chapter  in  the  catalogue  of  1881. 
The  music  consists  of  six  large  pages,  and  is  a  pleasing 
refrain. 

Another  piece  of  dance  music  is  the  "Students'  Gal- 
op," by  Miss  Katie  Randolph  Sheets,  of  Indianapolis.  It 
was  dedicated  to  the  fraternity,  and  first  published  in 
1877,  by  Wm.  A.  Pond  &  Co.,  of  New  York,  but  this 
firm  discontinued  its  issue  in  1881,  or  1882,  and  we  do 
not  now  know  where  it  can  be  obtained. 


MISCELLANEOUS   PUBLICATIONS.  287 

A  third  piece  is  a  march  by  Karl  Ruger  pubHshed  by 
Lyon  &  Healy  and  dedicated  to  the  Virginia  Chapter. 

A  fourth  piece  is  the  "B  0  11  March"  by  Louis  A.  Rut- 
ter,  dedicated  to  the  Omicron  chapter  and  pubhshed  in 
1897  by  Otto  Sutro  &  Co.,  of  Baltimore. 

Two  pieces  of  instrumental  music  are  by  members  of 
the  fraternity,  one  the  "Grande  Marche  de  Wooglin," 
by  C.  E.  Haworth,  Colgate,  '82,  published  by  the  Chi- 
cago Music  Company  in  1889,  and  another,  the  "B  ©  IT 
Two-step,"  by  Norton  Dodge,  Northwestern,  '97,  and 
dedicated  to  the  Cornell  Chapter. 

In  1892,  and  perhaps  in  1891  and  1893,  calendars  were 
issued  having  special  reference  to  dates  prominent  in  the 
fraternity.  The  writer  has  only  been  able  to  obtain  a 
copy  of  the  issue  of  1892.  It  consisted  of  24  leaves,  hav- 
ing a  front  and  back  cover  of  pink  cardboard,  the  whole 
perforated  at  the  top,  and  held  together  by  suspension 
rivets.  The  front  cover  displayed  the  title,  "Beta  Theta 
Pi  I  (dragon  cut)  \  Calendar  |  for  |  1892  |  Issued  by  G. 
R.  Hoskins,  Gardner,  Massachusetts,"  surrounded  by 
sundry  ornamental  rules.  As  the  dates  prominent  in  fra- 
ternity annals  did  not  lend  themselves  readily  to  sym- 
metrical arrangement,  the  value  of  the  information  on  the 
several  leaves  varies  greatly.  It  was  a  pleasing  example 
of  fraternity  enthusiasm. 

Several  of  the  chapters,  notably  those  at  St.  Law- 
rence, Maine,  Butler  and  Dickinson,  have  published  col- 
lege annuals  unaided  by  other  college  organizations,  and 
there  are  other  ephemeral  publications  which  might  be 
mentioned,  but  thev  have  not  been  of  sufificient  importance. 


CHAPTER  XIV. 
The  Testimony  of  Experience. 

Those  who  have  been  members  of  the  fraternity  need 
no  justification  for  the  interest  they  feel  in  it,  and  it  is 
perhaps  to  most  of  us  a  matter  of  indifference  what  out- 
siders think  of  it.  But  it  may  be  of  value  to  our  un- 
dergraduates, and  those  who  are  about  to  enter  our 
ranks,  to  know  what  the  verdict  of  years  has  been  with 
others  whose  opinions  concerning  other  matters  are  en- 
titled to  respect. 

Men  are  not  apt,  in  this  age,  to  give  public  expression 
to  their  feelings,  and  it  is,  therefore,  difficult  to  find  many 
public  utterances  concerning  the  fraternity,  and  none  are 
known  to  us  that  have  been  given  expression,  other  than 
the  frank,  outspoken  opinion  of  the  speaker  at  the  mo- 
ment. In  the  quoted  extracts  which  follow  there  will  be 
found  expression  of  opinion  from  men  in  all  walks  in 
life,  but  chiefly  from  those  whose  prominence  gives  their 
tittered  expressions  weight. 

We  find  nowhere  any  statement  of  the  value  of  the 
fraternity    made    for    the    sake    of    influencing    opinion. 
Our  record  does  not  need  it.     At  the  convention  of  1890 
Willis  O.  Robb,  long  an  ardent  worker  for  the  fraternity 
felicitously  phrased  its  deeper  meaning  as  follows : 

(289) 


290  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI, 

Brethren  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  fraternity,  the  fraternal  rela- 
tion that  is  to  some  of  us  so  dear  a  present  joy,  to  others  so 
hallowed  a  memory,  is  to  all  of  us  something  more  than  we  are 
wont  to  think  it.  It  consists  not  in  forms  or  rites,  in  organiza- 
tion, or  hodics  of  laws ;  these  are  mere  machinery.  Nor  does  its 
chief  glory  lie  even  in  the  several  friendships  it  produces  and 
shelters,  dear  as  these  are,  unrivalled  as  they  must  always  be 
in  freshness  and  in  youthful  ardor.  Behind  and  beneath  both 
these  aspects  lies  its  more  essential  character,  its  capacity  of 
culture.  Its  richest  gifts  are  not  friends,  but  the  desire,  the 
power  and  the  habit  of  making  friends.  These  constitute  the 
real    "fraternity    spirit." 

The  same  speaker,  fifteen  years  afterward  when  he 
had  broadened  his  experience  expressed  his  riper  judg- 
men  tin  the  following  happy  prase: 

Again,  the  Beta  is  distinguishable  and  distinguished  from 
all  other  kinds  of  fraternity  men  whatsoever  by  just  a  little 
warmer  and  stronger,  just  a  little  tenderer  and  more  enduring 
fraternity  feeling  than  any  of  them  can  attain  to.  For  it  was  al- 
ways so.  I  do  not  in  the  least  know  how  it  happened,  nor  why 
it  persisted  after  it  happened,  but  a  long  time  ago  there  came 
into  B  e  II  a  fraternity  spirit  that  was,  and  is,  and  apparently 
will  continue  to  be,  unique.  We  know  it,  who  are  inside,  and 
they  see  and  record  it  who  are  outside  the  Beta  pale.  Whether 
young  or  old,  in  college  or  out,  from  the  small  school  or  the 
great  university,  we  are  conscious  of  a  heritage  of  genuine 
fraternalism  that  has  not  been  vouchsafed  in  like  measure — I 
say  it  deliberately — to  any  other  of  the  great  college  fraterni- 
ties. .A.nd  we  cannot  doubt  that  in  this,  as  in  other  respects, 
our  "future  will  copy  fair  our  past."  and  that  in  the  world  of 
fifty  years  from  now,  as  in  that  of  years  ago, — as  in  that  that 
lies  around  us  to-day — the  first  mark  of  a  Beta  will  be  his 
Beta   spirit. 


JUSTICES    HARLAN    AND    BREWER.  291 

Justice  Harlan,  of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court, 
as  his  thoughts  reverted  to  his  college  days,  remembered 
the  lessons  of  sympathy  and  helpfulness  taught  in  his 
chapter's  halls  and  said : 

Whatever,  therefore,  concerns  our  fellow  man  ought  to  be  a 
matter  of  concern  to  us  all.  I  know  that  such  has  been,  and 
now  is,  the  feeling  of  every  genuine  Beta,  wherever  he  may 
reside,  and  whatever  his  calling.  "Here  we  meet  in  joys  fra- 
ternal, meet  to  cheer  our  brothers  on ;"  so  sang  the  Betas  at  the 
very  begirning  of  their  organization  in  years  agone,  and  thus 
they  are  singing  to-day.  We  will  never  grow  weary  of  singing 
in  that  strain.  Our  hearts'  best  sympathies  go  out  to  our 
brethren,  wherever  in  this  broad  land  their  lot  has  been  cast. 
Indeed,  as  true  Betas,  our  sympathies  go  out  to  every  human 
being  of  whatever  organization,  and  whether  belonging  to  any 
organization  or  not,  who  is  bravely  struggling  in  the  line  of 
duty. 

His  colleague.  Justice  Brewer,  who  came  to  us  from 
the  Mystic  Seven,  but  who  recognized  promptly  the  tie 
of  the  fraternity,  stated  the  underlying  idea  of  the  fra- 
ternity in  1896,  as  follows : 

I  call  you  brethren,  and  indeed  we  are  brethren,  not  by  ties 
of  blood,  but  by  those  of  association  and  affection.  We  con- 
stitute one  of  many  similar  brotherhoods,  extending  into  every 
part  of  the  nation,  which  by  virtue  of  their  fraternal  power  form 
no  insignificant  factor  in  preserving  the  national  unity  and  life. 
In  unity  is  strength,  but  unity,  to  be  a  source  of  strength,  must 
be  real  and  not  artificial,  in  fact,  not  in  form  alone.  There 
must  be  a  union  of  hearts  as  well  as  hands.     ****** 

We  are  apt  to  belittle  the  fraternal  influence  of  these  so- 
cieties. They  mean  something  more  than  banquets  and  a  good 
time;  they  mean  fellowship  and  friendship.  They  bind  heart 
to  heart,  and  every  one  of  our  number  is  a  brother  to  all  the 


292  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

rest.  We  ask  not  whctlicr  lie  l)c  from  Texas  or  Tennessee, 
from  New  Jersej-  or  New  Hampshire ;  it  is  enough  that  he  is  a 
Beta  Theta  Pi.  And  thus,  while  enjoying  all  the  good  cheer 
and  the  good  fellowsliip  which  come  out  of  this  society,  with  its 
large  membership  and  frequent  gatherings,  we  are  at  the  same 
time  unconsciously  welding  invisible  but  potent  bands  of  love 
to  bind  the  mighty  fabric  of  our  national  life  into  solid  and 
immortal   union. 

And  so,  as  my  thought  runs  to  the  potency  of  these  frater- 
nities, in  the  realization  of  the  declared  purpose  of  the  national 
Constitution  "in  order  to  form  a  more  perfect  Union"  and  to  the 
historic  achievements  of  the  nation  that  Union  created,  I  am  led 
to  incjuire.  What  is  the  true  greatness  of  American  citizenship. 
In  the  days  of  Imperial  Rome,  the  declaration,  'T  am  a  Roman 
citizen,"  was  a  passport  to  the  respect  and  welcome  throughout 
the  civilized  world.  "I  am  an  American  citizen"  is  a  grander 
declaration.  It  is  to-day  the  highest  human  title  to  honor  and 
respect. 

Rev.  Oliver  A.  Brown,  a  prominent  Methodist  clergy- 
man, told  the  Washington  Betas  in  1S92 : 

Nearly  thirty  years  have  passed  away  since  I  was  initiated 
into  the  mysteries  of  our  order.  At  that  time  our  society  was 
among  the  youngest,  and.  T  may  add,  among  the  feeblest,  of  the 
Greek  letter  societies,  because  the  rebellion  had  severed  from  us 
the  chapters  in  the  south.  But  in  that  time,  our  society  has 
grown  as  years  have  grown,  until  to-day  it  stands  in  the  fore- 
front witii  the  strongest  of  those  like  organizations,  in  nearly 
all  our  great  colleges  and  universities,  which  enrich  our  land 
and  train  our  youth.  As  childhood,  and  youth,  and  early  man- 
hood largely  determine  what  are  to  be  the  character  and  worth 
of  a  man,  so  the  early  years  of  an  organization  ought  to  assure 
a  word  of  prophecy  concerning  its  after  history.  *  *  *  Our 
motto  holds  forever  before  every  Beta  a  lofty  ideal.  It  sum 
mens   us  to  the   attainment  of  all   that    is    highest   and   best   i'l 


TWO    PRESBYTERIAN    CLERGYMEN.  293 

human  life  and  character.  And  not  only  is  this  matter  an  in- 
spiration, promising  well  for  the  future,  but  the  conditions  and 
requirements  for  membership  in  our  order  promise  still  more. 
*  *  *  These  conditions  were  founded  not  on  wealth,  not  on 
social  rank,  *  *  *  but  upon  an  active  brain  and  a  good  heart, 
and  to  these  the  doors  of  Beta  Theta  Pi  have  ever  been  open, 
and  they  have  always  received  a  cordial  welcome.  The  result 
has  been  that  in  almost  every  university  where  the  society  has 
been  situated  the  names  of  Betas  are  found  at  the  head  of  the 
honorable  roll  of  scholarship  and  deportment. 

Which  may  be  aptly  followed  by  the  statement  of  Dr. 

Richard  Mcllvaine,  made  while  president  of  Hampden- 

Sidney  College,  an  institution  of  the  old  school: 

Inducted  into  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  fraternity  when  I  was 
seventeen  years  old,  in  1852,  I  can  remember  the  influence 
which  was  exerted  on  me,  teaching  me  to  aspire  for  higher  and 
better  things  than  I  had  yet  conceived  of,  and  as  I  have  lately 
learned  that  we  have  so  many  college  presidents,  it  has  seemed 
to  me  that  perhaps  we  might  account  for  this  fact  by  their  union 
with  Beta  Theta  Pi  when  they  were  young,  for  if  there  is  any 
human  organization  the  principles  of  which  should  be  carried 
out  by  those  entrusted  with  the  responsibilities  which  devolve 
on  the  chief  officers  of  our  colleges,  it  is  found  in  our  order. 

Further  testimony  to  the  value  of  membership  in  the 
fraternity  is  found  in  the  following  remark  of  Dr. 
George  W.  F.  Birch,  himself  a  clergyman  of  experience 
and  a  long  time  professor : 

I  claim  for  our  fraternity  the  cultivation  of  manhood.  Sin- 
cerity, purity,  true  moral  excellencies,  intellectual  power  and 
gentlemanly  instincts  have,  during  all  its  existence,  passed  cur- 
rent among  the  disciples  of  Wooglin.  The  straight  line  to  those 
things  is  the  shortest  in  Beta-dom  as  well  as  in  mathematics, 
and  certainly  a  fraternity  which  numbers  preachers  by  the  hun- 


294  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA    THETA     PI. 

dred  deserves  tlie  tribute  from  the  preacher .  that  the  training 
extended  under  the  principles  of  our  order  tends  to  a  Christ- 
ianity without  cant.  IVe  know  the  good  that  there  is  in  our 
fraternity  ;  the  outside  world  knosvs  it,  for  in  the  history  of  half 
a  century  is  set  the  story  of  what  a  good  thing  it  is. 

Senator  McDill,  of  Iowa,  recalling  his  boyish  experi- 
ences, told  the  alumni  in  1893 : 

I  renienil)cr  tlic  old  society  and  our  little  meetings  in  the  Ero- 
delphian  llall  with  a  great  deal  of  pleasure.  We  were  informal 
sort  of  boys.  I  do  not  recollect  what  our  ritual  was.  I  believe 
we  had  some  wonderful  secrets.  *  *  *  I  think  one  of  the  great 
advantages  of  being  selected  to  membership  in  a  fraternal  soci- 
ety, at  least  to  a  modest  boy,  lies  in  the  fact  tliat  he  has  been 
selected'  There  is  many  a  boy  who  goes  up  to  college  from  his 
country  home  without  any  great  appreciation  of  himself  or  the 
possibilities  that  are  within  him,  and  when  he  finds  able  and 
scholarly  men — young  men  of  his  age — selecting  him.  it  kindles 
a  fire  in  him  tliat  never  ceases  to  Inirn. 

This  may  he  fittingly  supplemented  l)y  the  opinion  of 

lion.  James  Lyon,  of  Virginia: 

It  has  been  twenty  years  since  I  was  made  a  member  of  this 
society.  I  have  been  present  at  many  festive  occasions,  but  they 
have  proven  to  me  the  eternal  fitness  of  this  order.  Here  we 
all  greet  one  another  as  brothers ;  we  recognize  no  state  lines ; 
we  recognize  no  sections,  no  divisions,  Init  hand  grips  into 
hand,  but  eye  looks  in  eye,  and  heart  beats  against  heart — all 
loving,  loyal  Beta  brothers. 

Stronger  testimony  to  the  value  of  the  non-sectional 

and   broadly   national   character   of   the   organization   is, 

hov^ever,  found  in  the  following  reminiscence  of  Hon.  J. 

S.   Wise,  of  \'irginia,   related   at  the  Tloadly  dinner  in 

New  York: 


HON.  JOHN   S.   WISE.  295 

Toward  the  fraternity  I  feel  an  unfeigned  tenderness,  the 
result  of  earh-  association.  I  joined  at  the  University  of  Vir- 
ginia,  in  the  autumn  of  1865.  Many  of  you  are  too  j'oung  to  re- 
member so  far  back,  and  but  few  of  you  who  are  old  enough 
can  appreciate  the  circumstances  by  which  I  was  surrounded 
when  I  joined  it.  As  a  youth  of  19,  I  had  escaped  the  surren- 
der of  General  Lee,  and,  following  the  fortunes  of  the  Confed- 
eracy, I  had  joined  the  army  of  General  Johnston,  and  sur- 
rendered in  North  Carolina.  Thence  I  returned  to  Virginia, 
with  nothing  left  but  a  ragged  Confederate  uniform  and  a  good 
constitution.  The  war  had  interrupted  the  education  of  all  the 
southern  youth,  but  we  lost  no  time  in  taking  up  the  broken 
thread,  and  October  found  me  a  student  at  the  University  of 
Virginia.  The  old  place  more  resembled  a  camp  than  a  col- 
lege, for  most  of  us  still  wore  our  uniforms,  being  too  poor  to 
buy  other  clothes.  Our  conversation  and  thoughts  partook  still 
of  a  decidedly  military  flavor,  for  what  was  to  be  the  future  of 
our  section  and  our  people  was  the  all-absorbing  question  of  the 
hour.  The  people  beyond  the  Potomac  were  still  our  foes ;  the 
passions  of  war  had  not  subsided,  and  the  clouds  had  not  rolled 
away ;  men  were  still  begrimed  with  powder,  their  cheeks  were 
still  flushed  with  the  terrible  passion  of  years  ;  the  silence  suc- 
ceeding the  roar  of  battle  was  oppressive,  and  no  voice  of  love 
had  come  from  out  the  gloom.  Imagine,  then,  to  yourselves  what 
impression  was  made  upon  a  boy  so  situated  by  the  first  fra- 
ternal messages  which  came  to  us  from  our  northern  and  wes- 
tern brethren.  They  were  not  written  in  the  cold  and  formal 
diplomacy  of  men  contending  for  advantage  of  position.  The 
messages  came  with  the  fresh  buoyancy  of  boys.  They  were  in- 
quiries for  old  comrades  and  friends ;  they  were  words  of  love 
and  encouragement ;  they  were  filled  with  the  wish  that  our 
chapter  should  be  re-established,  and  the  old  fraternity  and  cor- 
diality should  be  restored,  without  condition  or  reserve.  In 
every  line  and  in  every  sentence  we  were  made  to  realize  that 
the  bitterness  of  the  conflict  was  over,  that  there  were  those  in 


296  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

the  land  of  our  enemies  who  yearned  to  be  once  more  our 
brethren  and  our  friends. 

These  first  messages  came  to  my  ear  with  a  sweetness  grati- 
fying and  refreshing  as  the  bluebird's  note  at  the  break  of  day, 
when  tlic  fevered  night  is  passing  ofY.  The  call  was  as  tender 
and  timid  as  the  voice  of  the  piping  quail,  when  it  invites  the 
reassembling  of  the  scattered  covey  after  the  havoc  of  the 
sportsmen  has  swept  on  to  other  fields. 

In  all  these  things  youth  is  more  impressible  a  thousand 
times  than  manhood,  and  youthful  impressions  survive  a  thous- 
and things  of  more  importance  which  happen  in  our  later  years. 
I  entered  Lnto  the  spirit  of  our  college  fraternity  with  great  en- 
thusiasm, enjoyed  the  association  with  its  members  very  greatly, 
and  severed  my  connection  with  it  upon  leaving  college  with 
more  regret,  perhaps,  than  I  felt  at  the  dissolution  of  any  other 
college  tie.  Ever  since,  when  the  opportunity  has  been  afforded, 
it  has  given  me  great  pleasure  to  join  in  our  meetings,  thus  re- 
viving memories  of  a  very  happy  period  of  life,  and  the  recol- 
lection of  many  noble  fellows  from  whom  the  lapse  of  years 
has  separated  me ;  and  renewing  to  some  extent  the  youthful 
feelings,  hopes,  aspirations  and  uncertainties  which  make  that 
the  happiest  period  in  the  life  of  every  man. 

Hon.  Andrew  J,  Poppleton,  Michigan,  '51,  who  was 
one  of  the  chapter  which  left  the  university  rather  than 
surrender  his  membership  in  the  fraternity,  and  was  ora- 
tor at  the  convention  of  1878,  touchingly  alluded  to  it  as 
follows :  ■ 

It  is  with  no  slight  degree  of  hesitancy  that  I  have  undertaken 
the  duty  before  me.  It  is  twenty-seven  years  since  I  have 
spoken,  eye  to  eye,  with  any  segment  of  the  brotherhood  in 
whose  safe  guardianship  my  unused  feet  were  first  planted  upon 
the  ever-living  rock  of  truth,  fidelity  and  honor.  Then  it  was  to 
announce  my  choice  between  the  renunciation  of  my  sacred  as- 
sociations,   and    the    shelter   of   the    university,    since    grown    so 


SCHUYLER  COLFAX  AND  STANLEY  MATTHEWS.        297 

great  and  honored,  of  which  I  was  a  member.  And  if,  across 
the  waste  of  that  long  pilgrimage,  there  comes  to-night  a  single 
recollection  which  glides  into  my  soul  with  a  soothing,  healing, 
tranquilizing  power,  it  is  the  thought  that,  boy  as  I  was,  I  never 
counted  recantation  as  a  possibility,  but  coolly,  patiently,  firmly, 
inflexibly  and  unflinchingly  kept  the  faith,  and  with  a  heart  not 
over  troubled  went  out  to  face  the  world  and  its  frowns  with- 
out the  benediction  of  the  university  of  my  native  state.  I  be- 
lieved then  I  was  right,  and  year  by  year,  as  my  horizon  has 
broadened  and  life  has  one  by  one  yielded  its  rewards  to  stren- 
uous endeavor,  the  conviction  has  deepened  until  that  crucial 
hour  seems  the  inspiration  of  a  lifetime. 

No  one,  perhaps  had  wider  experience  in  life  than 
Schuyler  Colfax,  and  in  1882  he  wrote : 

Tn  my  wandering  life  over  the  country,  lecturing  from  New 
England  to  Nebraska,  the  pleasantest  hours  of  all,  the  brightest 
and  best  remembered,  are  whefi  I  have  happened  to  be  where 
there  is  a  chapter  of  our  fraternity,  with  whose  members  I  gen- 
erally spend  a  social  hour  most  delightfully  after  the  lecture. 
And  it  rejoices  me  to  find  everywhere  that  not  only  are  Beta 
principles  elevating,  inspiring,  ennobling,  indeed,  but  that  from 
east  to  west  our  brethren  are  resolved  that  no  other  college  so- 
ciety shall  excel  ours  in  the  cultivation  and  development  of  the 
loftiest  principles  of  true  American  manhood.  And  since  my 
initiation  by  Delta  chapter,  in  July,  1854,  nearly  thirty  years 
ago,  I  have  never  known  the  order  to  be  stronger  in  its  per- 
sonnel, enjoying  more  healthful  growth,  and  with  so  many  ex- 
cellent prospects  for  even  a  more  successful  future.  So  may 
it  be! 

The  opinions  of  two  early  fellow-workers  in  Ohio 
may  be  of  interest.  Stanley  Matthews,  of  the  old  Cin- 
cinnati chapter,  wrote  in  1881 : 

There  are  but  few  survivors  now  of  the  young  men  who,  like 
mysel'f,  became  members  of  the  society  in  the  earliest  days  of 


298  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

its  organization.  l)ut  1  recall  them  to  mind  with  the  memorj^  of 
many  delightful  associations.  It  is  pleasant  to  think  that  they 
have  perpetuated  their  memories  and  intiuence  in  the  society  of 
Beta  Theta  Pi,  which,  beyond  their  expectations,  has  so  grown 
and  flourished.     Usto  pcrpctiia! 

Which  may  be  followed  1)\  the  remark  of  Governor 
Hoadly,  in  188:: 

Among  the  recollections  of  my  college  days,  the  most  pleas- 
ant arc  those  connected  with  what  was  then  the  Gamma  chapter 
at  Western  Reserve  College.  Forty-three  years,  nearly,  have 
passed  since  I  left  college,  but  my  affection  for  the  society  has 
not    weakened    with   time. 

And  he  further  said,  upon  the  occasion  of  his  welcome 
to  New  York  by  the  IJeta  Theta  Pi: 

When  the  project  of  giving  me  a  public  reception  by  tiie 
Betas  of  New  York  was  first  broached,  I  did  not  feel  that  I  was 
worthy  of  it,  liut  after  reading  over  a  Inmdle  of  Beta  corres- 
pondence of  my  early  days,  I  could  not  have  the  heart  to  re- 
fuse anything  that  would  bring  a  band  of  Betas  together,  young 
and  old,  and  permit  us  to  revive  the  pleasant  associations  that 
cluster  around  tlie  name.  The  old  letters  revived  anew  in  me 
the  old  spirit  and  feeling  that  I  had  in  those  days,  and  the  same 
old  friendships  and  enthusiasms  of  my  college  days  came  back 
to  me.  It  seems  a  little  strange  to  me  now,  when  viewed  in  the 
light  of  my  maturer  judgment,  how  it  was  that  I  could  have  had 
such  a  violent  and  relentless  opposition  to  .Mplia  Delta  Plii. 
with  which  my  letters  of  1S43  and  '44  seem  filled.  The  Alplias 
were  our  only  foes,  and  we  went  for  their  scalps  with  all  the 
enthusiasm  imaginable. 

At  first,  violent  opposition  to  secret  societies  upon  the  part 
of  the  faculty  obtained.  Our  chapter  was  the  outcome  of  a  lo- 
cal society,  called  the  Boannergian  Cluli,  and  tlieir  name,  "Sons 
of  Thunder,"  fitted  the  case  exactly.  The  Alphas  were  good 
students,    and    by    their   literary    exercises    and    higli    scholarship 


JOHN   I.   COVINGTON.  299 

won  a  truce  from  the  faculty,  but  the  Betas  came  in  for  the 
wrath  that  was  left  over.  What  was  to  be  done  to  get  out  of 
this  difficuky?  It  struck  some  member  of  the  Beta  chapter 
that  the  solution  lay  in  having  the  Betas  take  the  college  honors 
away  from  the  Alphas,  and  the  "Sons  of  Thunder"  took  to  their 
books,  and  before  the  next  term  had  set  in  the  Alphas  were  dis- 
tanced. It  was  done,  and  it  was  done  by  such  men  as  our  dis- 
tinguished scientific  friend.  Prof.  John  S.  Newberry,  who  now 
sits  at  my  side.  After  we  had  raised  our  scholarship  above  the 
Alphas,  we  invited  the  president  of  our  college  to  investigate  the 
workings  of  Beta  Theta  Pi,  and  he  did,  the  result  being  that  he 
became  a  member  of  our  chapter. 

John  I.  Covington,  at  the  dinner  given  to  him  at  Chi- 
cago in  1894,  shortly  before  his  death,  paid  this  tribute  to 
the  fraternity  to  whose  service  he  had  given  some  of  his 
life's  best  efiforts : 

For  more  than  fifty  years  Beta  Theta  Pi  has  been  the  sign- 
manual  of  noble,  manly  friendship.  It  has  stimulated  our  best 
aspirations  and  sustained  our  loftiest  ambitions.  It  has  been  a 
privilege  to  live  under  its  influence,  and  if  any  one  has  enjoyed 
the  privileges  of  our  fraternity  without  being  made  a  stronger 
and  purer  man,  the  iault  lies  in  his  nature  and  not  in  Beta 
Theta  Pi.  In  the  ocean  there  runs,  unmarked  by  color  and  un- 
discoverable  by  the  eye,  a  river,  born  under  tropic  skies,  which 
carries  on  its  broad  bosom  life,  health  and  comfort  far  beyond 
the  limits  of  perpetual  ice.  The  iceberg  bows  before  its  gentle 
airs,  the  frost-bound  vessels  grow  fresh  within  its  margin  wat- 
ers. Quietly,  irresistibly,  continuously,  the  current  bears  its 
benificiencies  along.  Thus  quietly,  thus  continuously  in  Beta 
Theta  Pi,  flows  the  gulf  stream  of  unselfish  friendship.  What 
frozen  shores  it  has  covered  with  verdure,  what  health-restor- 
ing powers  it  has  borne  to  chilled  lives,  will  never  be  fully 
known  until  the  mysteries  of  our  human  life  are  made  clear  in 
the  light  of  et<"rnity." 


300  IIANDnOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Governor  Odell  of  New  York  on  tlie  occasion  of  tlic 
dinner  tendered  to  him  in  1901  at  New  York,  expressed 
himself  as  follows : 

It  is  over  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago  since  I  became  a  Beta. 
It  was  clown  in  the  Panhandle  of  western  Virginia — at  Bethany 
College — where  we  had  a  chapter  which  tliosc  who  w-erc  jealous 
of  our  success  said  was  so  small  that  we  could  all  sleep  in  one 
bed.  However,  if  we  were  few  in  number,  we  were  great  in 
enthusiasm.  There  was  a  great  deal  of  good  fellowship  in  all 
of  our  meetings  which  1  believe  were  surrounded  with  more 
mystery  than  is  known  to  the  Betas  of  to-day. 

I  spent  l)ut  one  year  there  at  Bethany,  and  then  I  came  to 
Columbia  College,  as  devoted  and  loyal  to  B  6  H  as  1  had  been 
at  Bethany.  I  spent,  in  fact,  a  whole  year  in  endeavoring  to 
secure  a  charter  for  the  establishment  of  a  chapter  at  Colum- 
bia, but  I  failed.  The  West  did  not  look  upon  us  in  the  East 
with  the  favor  then  that  it  does  now.  *  *  *  It  is  pleasant  to 
look  back  upon  one's  boyhood  days,  and  as  I  sat  here  to-night  I 
began  to  think  that  I  was  getting  old.  It  seemed  an  age  ago 
since  I  took  part  in  the  ceremonies  of  our  chapters  at  Betliany. 

I  believe  that  college  training  and  associations,  particularly 
those  developed  in  college  fraternities  like  our  own,  fits  us  for 
the  business  which  we  are  called  upon  to  face  in  the  world.  I 
have  found  men  whom  I  knew  in  college,  and  who  I  thought  at 
that  time  were  not  quite  up  to  the  mark,  but  who,  by  their  close 
attention  to  their  duties,  have  become  among  the  most  prominent 
men  of  our  locality.  Particularly  is  this  true  of  those  who  have 
entered  the  political  field. 

And  Governor  Beaver  of  Pennsylvania,  who  was  ill  at 
home  on  the  occasion  of  the  Odell  dinner,  wrote  as  fol- 
lows, showing  how  the  fraternal  tie  exerts  its  influence 
where  known,  in  a  manner  the  uninitiated  can  never 
realize : 


GOVERNOR    BEAVER.  301 

The  strong  hold  which  the  fraternity  feeling  has  upon  me  is 
well  illustrated  in  the  case  of  your  honored  guest.  I  felt  inter- 
ested as  a  Republican,  in  his  election  as  governor  of  the  great 
Empire  State,  but  it  was  the  interest  which  I  would  have  had  in 
any  other  man  whom  I  believed  worthy  to  occupy  the  distin- 
guished place  to  which  he  has  been  called  by  his  fellow-citizens ; 
but  when  in  the  course  of  the  campaign  I  learned  that  he  was  a 
member  of  Beta  Theta  Pi  my  feelings  underwent  a  radical 
change.  I  immediately  became  personally  and  intensely  inter- 
ested in  his  success,  and  regretted  that  the  proprieties  which 
surround  me  in  my  oflficial  position  and  work  forbade  my  tak- 
ing any  active  part  in  a  political  campaign,  otherwise  I  would 
have  gladly  volunteered  for  service  as  a  spell-binder  in  New 
York. 

If  I  were  permitted  to  say  anything  upon  the  interesting  oc- 
casion, it  would  be  a  word  to  and  of  and  for  the  fraternity.  As  we 
grow  older,  we  recognize  what  impresses  itself  upon  the  mind 
of  any  college  man  who  will  stop  to  think — that  college  friend- 
ships are  among  the  closest  and  the  dearest  which  are  formed  in 
this  life.  The  importance,  therefore,  of  care  in  selecting  them 
and  of  having  them  of  such  a  character  as  will  endure  and 
strengthen  through  life  emphasizes  the  part  which  fraternity 
life  plays  in  helping  to  make  the  selection.  Modern  fraternity 
Hfe,  which  brings  the  members  of  each  chapter  together  in  their 
own  home  and  under  their  own  vine,  with  dear  old  Wooglin  as 
their  patron  saint,  with  Beta  colors  on  the  flag  pole,  the  Beta 
standard  regulating  the  selection  of  members.  Beta  principles 
governing  their  intercourse  one  with  another,  and  Beta  love  and 
sympathy  and  helpfulness  pervading  the  atmosphere  of  the  en- 
tire home,  is  at  once  the  sweetest  flower  and  the  most  perfect 
fruitage  of  the  social  side  of  college  life.  It  not  only  binds 
men  together  in  mutual  sympathy  and  helpfulness  at  the  most 
impressionable  period  of  life^  but  it  lays  the  foundations  for 
those  strong  and  lasting  friendships  which  bind  heart  to  heart 
and  life  to  life  throughout  the  earthly  pilgrimage  and  will,  we 


302         HANDBOOK  OF  BETA  THETA  I'l. 

are  assured,  be  continued  into  the  beyond,  and  will  furnish  a  not 
unimportant  part  of  the  enjoyments  from  which  all  that  is  sor- 
did and  selfish  shall  be  eliminated  and  in  which  "we  shall  know 
even  as  also  we  arc  known."  From  tliis  thought  tlicrc  comes  to 
those  of  us  who  are  .farther  along  in  the  journey  of  life  the 
lesson  of  helpfulness  to  our  younger  brethren  who,  in  their  sev- 
eral places,  are  endeavoring  to  live  to  illustrate  and  to  ex- 
emplify the  principles  of  Beta  Theta  Pi. 

Governor  Francis,  of  Missouri,  president  of  the  Lou- 
isiana Purchase  Exposition  at  St.  Louis  in  1004,  meeting 
the  assembled  delegates  to  the  convention,  said: 

"I  have  come  to  join  in  your  good  fellowship,  and  I  ask  you 
to  permit  me  to  participate  in  your  good  time  as  one  of  your- 
selves. I  hope  that  B  6  11  may  prosper  and  that  every  mem- 
ber may  feel  that,  whatever  satisfaction  comes  to  him  from  his 
college  life,  an  additional  distinction  has  been  given  to  him  by 
reason  of  his  relationship  to  the   fraternity. 

"Washington  University  chapter,  in  its  early  days  when  I  was 
one  of  its  active  members,  tried  to  have  the  best  men  there  were 
in  the  university.  I  am  glad  to  say  that  those  after  that  time 
have  kept  up  the  standard, — this  should  be  the  ambition  of 
every  chapter. 

"As  the  pioneers  of  the  West  led  in  the  opening  up  of  the 
country  and  compelled  the  Louisiana  Purchase — the  great  event 
in  history  whicli  we  here  celebrate — so  B  9  IT  has  led  in  the 
West  and   will   lead  everywhere." 

Governor  Rates  of  Massachusetts,  speaking  in  1895 
at  one  of  the  annual  New  England  dinners,  paid  his  trib- 
ute to  the  value  and  standing  of  the  fraternity  in  the  fol- 
lowing words : 

"The  most  lonesome  place  on  earth  is  in  the  heart  that  finds 
itself  surrounded  by  a  seething  sea  of  humanity,  when  not  a  face 
is  friendly,  and  not  a  voice  is  known,  and  where  every  form  is 


GOVERNOii    BATES.  303 

a  stranger.  Unhappy  he,  who  in  pursuit  of  ambition,  has  climb- 
ed to  such  dizzy  heights  that,  above  his  fellow  men,  he  is  left 
alone ;  unhappy  the  monarch  who  has  not  sympathy  or  associa- 
tion with  his  subjects.  Unhappy  he  who  leaves  the  home  on  the 
hillside  to  go  forth  into  the  world  to  seek  learning,  ambitious, 
brave  and  honest,  when  he  finds  himself  under  new  surround- 
ings, where  every  being  is  a  stranger  and  no  eye  responds  to 
his." 

"It  is  to  such  a  one  that  our  college  fraternity  appeals,  with 
its  unrevealed  mysteries,  its  warm  fireside,  and  its  genial  man- 
hood. For  fifty  years  it  stretches  into  the  past,  and  the  hon- 
orable record  of  its  achievement  is  an  open  book.  To-day,  the 
ideal  fraternity  must  have  a  past  about  which  traditions  gather. 
It  must  have  been  a  past  of  elevating  tendencies  which  show 
worthy  products.  The  fraternity  we  honor  has  never  had  oc- 
casion to  be  ashamed  of  its  history." 

"The  mysteries  of  a  fraternity  must  be  such  as  to  lift  up  and 
not  degrade  those  to  whom  they  are  made  known.  He  who 
dares  do  all  that  becomes  a  man,  need  not  hesitate,  when  invita- 
tion is  extended,  to  penetrate  to  their  deepest  depths  the  mys- 
teries of  Beta  Theta   Pi." 

James  Lindsay  Gordon,  one  of  the  few  members  of 
the  short  Hved  but  brilliant  chapter  at  William  and  Mary, 
told  how  his  short  chapter  training  had  efficiently  taught 
him  the  mission  of  the  fraternity.  At  the  Odell  dinner, 
he  said : 

"This  fraternity,  in  my  judgment,  has  a  higher  mission  than 
the  mere  passing  of  an  idle  hour;  the  mere  congregation  of 
young  men  for  social  enjoyment,  because,  as  the  Governor  has 
said  to-night  in  his  opening  speech,  it  is  in  that  formative  period 
of  our  lives  at  college  that  we  first  drink  in  those  principles 
which  are  most  apt  to  last  and  to  endure.  The  love  and  affec- 
tion which  the  Georgian  of  to-day  pledges  to  the  boy  from 
Pennsylvania    around    the    shrine    of    Wooglin    is    carried    into 


304  IIAXDDOOK     OF     BETA     TIIETA     PI. 

after-life.  It  is  the  threshold  of  that  higli  and  nol)le  resolve 
which  is  first  formed  in  boyhood,  and  to  which,  as  much  as  to 
anything  else,  is  due  the  healing  of  the  wound  which  once  tore 
asunder  the  sections  of  this  nation,  and  that  the  tendons  of  the 
great  republic  grow  firmer  and  stronger  than  they  ever  were 
before." 

William  C.  Sprague,  Denison,  'SI,  president  of  the  Cor- 
respondence School  of  Law  and  editor  of  the  American 
Boy,  thus  expressed  his  belief  in  the  fraternity  at  tlie 
dedication  banquet  of  the  Michig-an  chapter  house : 

"What,  my  gray-haired  brother,  would  you  ask  in  exchange 
for  what  your  fraternity  has  given  you  in  the  years  that  are 
past?  What  other  relations,  aside  from  those  of  your  home  and 
your  God,  have  tended  so  much  to  keep  you  gentle  and  kindly, 
and  witlial  manly,  as  have  your  fraternity  relations? 

"Believe  me,  brothers,  when  I  say  that  my  fraternity  early 
entered  into  my  life  as  one  of  its  most  powerful  and  enduring 
influences.  If  it  is  true  that  every  man  we  meet  leaves  an  im- 
press on  our  characters  for  good  or  for  ill,  I  must  give  to  my 
fraternity  the  credit  for  a  great  deal  of  whatever  good  there 
may  be  in  me,  since,  happily,  through  one-third  of  a  century  my 
closest  companionships  in  scliool,  in  business,  in  church,  in 
play,  and  in  work  have  been  my  fraternity  brothers ;  and  right 
here  let  me  record  tliat  never  once  in  all  tlic  thirty-two  years 
that  have  elapsed  since  the  pink  and  blue  were  pinned  upon  my 
breast  has  a  Beta  played  me  false.  Men  have  cheated,  deceived, 
wronged  me,  but  never  has  a  man  who  wore  the  diamond,  the 
wreath  and  tlie  stars  turned  his  back  upon  me  or  betrayed  my 
trust.  Brothers,  it  seems  to  me  much  like  carrying  coals  to 
Newcastle,  or  lending  brightness  to  the  sun  to  preach  ideal  fra- 
ternity to  a  gathering  of  the  men  of  Beta  Theta  Pi.  What  or- 
ganization can  be  other  than  ideal  with  such  men  in  close  fellow- 
ship as  those  who  form  the  rank  and  file  of  our  great  frater- 
nity?       Why   must   I    talk   ideal   fraternity   to   Lambda   chapter 


PROFESSOR    GRAVES.  305 

when  its  backbone,  ay,  its  very  heart,  is  of  the  stuff  of  Grant, 
and  Beal,  and  Chandler? 

I  have  traveled  much  and  have  seen  many  fraternity  men. 
I  would  sooner  make  my  bed  with  the  old  fellows  of  Lambda 
than  with  the  greatest  and  best  of  barbarian  song  and  story. 

Prof.  William  L.  Graves  of  Ohio  State  University,  in 
replying,  at  the  banquet  forming  part  of  the  seventeenth 
annual  reunion  of  the  Ohio  chapter,  to  the  sentiment  the 
"Miracle  of  Brotherhood,"  aptly  expressed  the  underly 
ing  spirit  of  the  fraternity: 

I  am  filled  with  amazement  every  time  I  stop  to  think  what 
fraternity  life  really  stands  for.  Incredible  as  it  appears,  the 
existence  of  the  fraternity  principle  means  that  without  any 
tangible  object  in  view,  but  dependent  solely  upon  that  most 
delicate  and  sensitive  tie  that  makes  men  delight  in  each  other, 
there  has  been  founded  a,nd  is  being  maintained,  a  widely 
extended  and  intricate  organization  that  touches  intimately  the 
lives  of  thousands  of  men  who  stand  for  the  very  highest  culture 
and  intelligence ;  it  means  that  these  men  coming  together 
singly  or  in  numbers  shall  instantly  be  admitted  to  each  other's 
friendship  and  confidence ;  it  means  that  college  students  in  the 
years  when  tempers  are  hottest  and  wills  strongest  shall  meet 
not  only  in  the  occasional  manner  common  to  other  fraternal 
societies,  but  shall  be  tried  by  daily  and  hourly  contact  and 
association  with  their  fellows,  and  shall  undergo  even  that  su- 
premest  test  of  friendship  which  is  involved  in  living  together ; 
it  means  that  young  men  shall  thrill  at  the  magic  touch  of 
youth  over  again  at  the  flash  of  a  jeweled  badge.  All  those 
ordinary  natural  barriers  that  keep  men  apart  inevitably — lack 
of  acquaintance,  differences  in  taste,  social  and  sectional  distinc- 
tions— these  in  the  presence  of  the  spirit  of  brotherhood  are  as 
though  they  had  never  been.     Is  it  too  much  to  call  it  a  miracle. 

I  suppose  every  man  feels  that  these  things  are  true  of  his 
■fraternity.     I   do  not  know.     But  this   I  am   sure  of,   that   every 


306  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

I..eta  tccls  mem  true  m  a  peculiar  and  salient  way  of  his  own 
association.  As  the  years  continue  to  widen  the  gulf  between 
inc  and  my  active  college  days,  I  become  more  and  more 
persuaded  that  in  Beta  Theta  Pi  as  in  no  single  one  of  our 
kindred  fraternities  there  is  a  tenderness  of  appreciation  for  the 
fraternity  spirit,  a  loyalty  of  regard  for  tlic  fraternity  ideals, 
and  a  strength  of  endurance  in  tlie  fraternity  sentiment.  I  have 
yet  to  hear  from  a  Beta  wliat  I  heard  from  a  member  of  another 
great  brotherhood  who  could  not  be  sure  of  his  fraternity's 
name,  or  from  a  second,  only  the  other  day,  who  told  me  he 
had  not  lieard  or  thought  fraternity  for  so  long  tliat  he  hardly 
knew  what  the  word  meant." 

And    we   close   this    synipositini    with   a    sentiment   in 
verse  which  leaves  nothing'  more  to  be  expressed : 

B  Song  of  BrotberbooD 

Read    at    t!ie    baiKiuct    of    Chicago    Chapter,    April    5,    1901. 

We're  born  of  one  great  mother, 

And  we  drink  one  common  air, 
And  brother  joined  with  brother 
Sings   away    all   carking   care. 
Chorus — 

For  the  stars  once  sang  together  a  sweet  fraternal  song, 
And  the  rivers,  rushing  seaward,  their  harmonies  prolong; 
A  thousand  leaves  are  murmurous  in  the  music  of  one  tree. 
And   Mother-nature   lulls   to   sleep  one  great  humanity. 

We  toil  and  moil  together. 

And  we  think  on  anxious  years ; 
In  storm  and  stress  of  weather 

Let  us  sing  away  our  fears. — Chorus. 

Brothers  in  what's  before  us, 
Brothers   in  birth   and   death, 


A  SONG  OF  BROTHERHOOD.  307 

One  living  sky  bends  o'er  us, 
Let   us    sing   with    joyous    breath. 

Chorus — 
For  the  stars  once  sang  together  a  sweet  fraternal  song, 
And  the  rivers,  rushing  seaward,  their  harmonies  prolong; 
A  thousand  leaves  are  murmurous  in  the  music  of  one  tree, 
And   Mother-nature  lulls  to   sleep  one  great  humanity. 


CHAPTER  XV. 


The  Insignia. 


REVERSE 


The  original  badge  of  the  fraternity  was  designed  by 
Samuel  Taylor  Marshall.  The  first  badges  were  made 
by  Samuel  S.  Carley,  of  Cincinnati,  and  cost  $10  each. 
The  design  is  accurately  described  in  the  first  constitu- 
tion : 

Art.  4.  The  visible  badge  of  this  association  shall  be  a 
breastpin,  bearing  on  front  the  following  characters :  1st,  three 
stars ;  2nd,  a  crescent ;  3rd,  the  initial  letters  of  the  motto ;  4th, 
the  date  of  the  formation  of  this  associaion  (in  Greek).  On 
the  back  a  heart  with  a  spear  passed  through  it,  together  with 
the  name  of  the  member  who  wears  it. 

FRONT  it  was  all  gold,  and  the  emblems 

on  the  front  were  embossed ;  those 

^  ^  on  the  back  were  engraved.  Our 
illustration  is  made  from  the  orig- 
inal badge. 

Between  1839  and  1843  the  de- 
sign was  changed.  The  crescent 
was  replaced  by  the  wreath  and  diamond;  the  plain  gold 
surface  gave  way  to  black  enamel,  and  the  emblems  and 
inscription  on  the  reverse  were  changed.  The  conven- 
tion of  1848  redrafted  the  article  relating  to  the  badge> 
as  follows : 

(309) 


310  HANDBOOK    OF    BETA     THETA     PI. 

Art.  3,  Sec.  1.  The  visible  badge  of  thi>  association  shall 
be  a  breastpin,  the  front  of  wliich  sliall  be  black  enamel,  bear- 
ing, first,  three  stars  in  gold ;  second,  a  diamond  encircled  by  a 
wreath  in  gold ;  third,  the  name  of  the  association  in  gold ; 
fourth,  the  dale  of  its  foundation  in  Greek  characters  in  gold. 
On  the  l)ack.  two  hands  clasped,  the  name  of  the  member  who 
wears  it,  and  tlie  date  of  the  chapter  to  wliich  he  belongs. 

Nothing-  is  said  in  tliis  article  concerning  the  shape, 
but  it  remained  the  same  as  before — a  rectangle  with 
truncated  concave  corners.    These  badges  are  now  rare. 

For  the  present  shape  and  style  of  the  badge  we  are 

indebted  to  Wvllys  C.  Ransom,  Michigan.     He  says : 

I  designed  the  present  badge  in  1848.  Previous  to  that  time 
the  badges  were  made  in  Cincinnati.  *  *  *  They  were  termed 
"slabs''  by  our  competitors,  and  were  oblong  in  shape,  with 
meager  chasing  and  flat  enamel.  At  this  time  the  Williams 
chapter  was  in  the  full  tide  of  success,  and  wanted  badges.  Hon. 
A.  P.  Carpenter,  of  that  chapter,  now  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
New  Hampshire,  opened  up  a  correspondence  with  me  on  the 
subject,  and  urged  that  if  I  would  send  him  the  design,  he  would 
go  to  New  Haven  and  arrange  with  Brown  &  Kirby,  who  then 
made  badges  for  nearly  all  of  the  fraternities,  to  make  proper 
badges  for  our  fraternity.  It  occurred  to  me  that  it  might  im- 
prove the  badge  to  make  a  few  changes  in  it,  and  I  set  my  pen- 
cil to  work,  with  the  following  result :  I  made  the  shape  more 
symmetrical,  curved  the  longer  sides  inward,  arranged  the  three 
stars  with  the  middle  one  slightly  higher  than  the  other  two, 
used  five-pointed  stars  instead  of  six-pointed  ones,'  as  had  been 
customary,  and  made  the  enameled  front  slightly  convex  instead 
of  fiat.     My  design  pleased  the  Williams  Betas,  and  it  was  exe- 


'  Marshall's  badge  had  fivc-jiointed  stars  and  Ryan's  liadge  did  also. 
It  wouhl  ajiiiear  that  Hrother  Ransom's  memory  was  at  fault  in  makinR 
this  statement  unless  possibly  the  ehapters  had  adoiiled  and  were  iisiiiK  a 
badge    with    such    stars. 


DEVELOPMENT  OF  THE  BADGE. 


•Ul 


cuted,  with  the  single  change  that  I  had  provided  for  a  line  of 
enamel  between  the  badge  and  its  border,  which  the  jeweler 
found  too  difficult  to  execute.  There  were  several  dies  made 
before  a  satisfactory  one  was  secured,  and  Carpenter  made 
more  than  one  journey  to  New  Haven  in  regard  to  the  matter. 
General  Robert  W.  Smith  and  Judge  Carpenter  were  delegates 
to  the  convention  of  184S,  and  brought  several  of  the  badges 
with  them,  and  they  were  accepted,  and  have  been  in  use  ever 
since. 

The  following  letter  from  A.  D.  Stowell,  of  the  Beta, 
to  A.  C.  Junkin,  of  the  Alpha,  dated  May  1,  1852,  thrown 
a  little  further  light  on  the  subject: 

You  ask  about  pins.  The  price  varies  as  the  jewel  inserted. 
The  general  form  of  all  is  the  same.  There  was  a  change  made 
a  few  years  ago  in  the  style  of  the  pin.  It  used  to  be,  I  think, 
very  nearly  a  right-angled  parallelogram.  Its  present  form  has 
its  sides  indented  with  segments  of  circles.  We  purchase  them 
of  Brown  &  Kirby,  dealers  in  watches  and  jewelry.  No.  70 
Chapel  street,  New  Haven,  Conn.,  to  whom  we  enclose  in  a  let- 
ter whatever  sum  we  wish  to  invest.  *  *  *  I  understand  that 
the  Gamma  (Jefferson  College)  chapter  have  their  pins  manu- 
factured at  Pittsburg,  though  I  have  never  seen  any  made  there. 

Before  1855,  however,  one  more  change  took  place, 
the  three  stars  beins:  as:ain 
placed  in  a  straight  line,  and 
this  form  is  illustrated  on  the 
cover  of  the  catalogue  issued 
that  year. 

About  1865  another  shape 
BADGE  OF  1855    came    into    vogue    and     was     badgf  ofis65 
quite  generally  used.       Brown   &   Kirby   and   their   sue- 


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NEWMAN    BADGE 


cessors  continued  to  make  these  badges  until  1879  or 
1880.  At  about  that  time  the  next  style  shown  iii  the  illus- 
rtation  and  whicli  was  first  made  by  Newman  of  New 
York,  became  prevalent. 

In  1899  the  convention  adopted  a 
standard  form  oif  badge  w'hich  was  de- 
signed undier  the  supervision  of  George 
M.  Chandler,  and  which  is  a  great  im- 
provement on   the  older  forms. 

In  the  early  days  of  the  fraternity,  a  plain  gold 
or  chased  border  was  usual,  but  we  have  seen  bor- 
ders of  diamonds,  rubies,  and  other  precious  stones, 
amounting  to  large  values.  A  pretty  custom 
has  been  to  employ  a  style  of  ornamentation 
representing  college  colors ;  for  instance,  tur- 
quoises and  pearls  for  the  blue  and  white  of 
Columbia,  and  garnets  and  pearls  for  the  cor- 
nelian of  Cornell.  Since  the  adoption  of  the 
STANDARD  BADGEg|.^j^^.j^ j. J    badgc    plalu    bordcrs    have    again 

been  the  fashion. 

There  has  always  been  a  disposition  evinced  to  make 

a  secondary  badge.    The  convention  of  ISiiO  authorized 

the  use  of  a  watch-key  badge,  as  follows : 

The  badge  to  be  a  watch-key,  the  body  of  which  sliall  bear 
on  one  side,  a  facsimile  of  the  present  pin,  with  the  exception  of 
a  diamond  in  the  center  of  the  wreath,  and  on  the  other  side  to 
be  of  plain  gold,  engraved  with  the  harp  and  scroll,  the  name  of 
the  owner,  and  the  date  of  the  foundation  of  his  chapter. 

We  have  never  seen  one  of  these  badges.    The  con- 


THE    SECONDARY    BADGE. 


313 


vention  of  1869  authorized  another  badge,  which  for  a 
few  years  was  worn  sometimes  as  a  scarfpin.  It  contain- 
ed the  emblems  in  an  entirely  new  and  tasteful  arrange- 
ment. It  consisted  of  a  wreath  of  greenish  gold,  united 
at  the  top  by  a  star,  on  which  is  displayed  the  letter  "0." 
In  the  middle  of  the  wreath  to  the  left  is  a  similar  star 
displaying  the  letter  "B/'  and  on  the  right  and  opposite 
is  a  star  displaying  the  letter  "IT."  In  the  middle  of  the 
wreath  is  a  diamond,  and  on  the  binding 
ribbons  are  the  letters  "a  lo  X  8."  This 
was  sometimes  called  the  "alumni  badge." 
About  the  year  1882,  a  monogram  pin 
was  designed,  and  we  have 
occasionally   seen    it    worn 


Hmm 


^mm 


•ii'iJtft  [a-fai 


by  some  Beta  girl,  never  by  a  member. 

In  1889  a  bronze  or  silver  miniature 
badge  worn  as  a  button  and  first  used  as  a 
convention  souvenir  obtained  some  vogue. 

In  1897,  a  pledge  button  was  adopted  to  be  worn  by 
those  pledged  to  join  the  fraternity  prior  to  their  formal 
admission  to  the  fraternity  at  college  where  initiations 
were  postponed  for  a  time.  This  was  described  in  our 
laws  as  folows : 

The  pledge  button  shall  be  a  shield  of  pink  and  blue  enamel 
of  the  same  shape  as  the  badge  but  smaller,  divided  by  a  wavy 
line  from  the  upper  right  hand  corner  to  the  lower  left  hand 
corner,  the  pink  above,  the  blue  below,  bearing  three  five-point- 
ed stars  of  gold  arranged  in  a  line  running  from  the  upper  left 
hand  corner  to  the  lower  right  hand  corner. 

The  colored  enaiuels  did  not,  however,  always  present 


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a  neat  appearance  and  at  the  suggestion  of  George  M. 
Chandler,  the  pledge  hutton  was  changed  in  1899  to 
white  enamel  with  gold  stars.  It  is  officially  described 
as  follows: 

The  pledge  button  shall  be  a  shield  of  white  enamel,  of  the 
same  shape  as  the  badge  bearing  three  five-pointed  stars  of  gold 
arranged  in  a  line  running  from  the  upper  left  hand  corner  to 
the   lower   right  hand   corner. 

Next  to  the  badge,  the  emblem  most  commonly  used 
to  denote  membership  was  the  seal,  the  use  of  which  was 
authorized  by  the  convention  of  1842,  as  follows: 

Resolved,  That  the  association  shall  have  a  seal,  to  be 
stamped  upon  the  seals  of  letters,  the  impressions  upon  which 
shall  be  two  clasped  hands  and  a  Greek  letter  indicating  the 
priority  of  the  chapter. 

Previous  to  18G1,  these  seals  were  in  general  use,  but 
as  the  custom  of  using  wax  for  the  pur- 
pose of  closing  letters  gradually  be- 
came obsolete,  the  use  of  the  seal  by 
the  chapters  was  discontinued,  and  its 
place  was  taken  by  various  engraved 
designs  printed  upon  the  stationery 
used  by  the  chapters.  These  designs 
exist  in  great  variety,  and  are  too  numerous  to  attempt 
to  describe  or  illustrate.  A  handsome  but  small  steel 
engraving  of  the  badge  or  the  dragon  crest  is  now  com- 
monly employed,  and  printed  headings  have  nearly  dis- 
appeared. 

The  colors  of  the  fraternity  are  ])ink  and  light  blue. 


THE   SEAL   OF    1879. 


315 


They  were  adopted  by  the  convention  of  1879,  but  had 
previously  been  used  by  some  of  the  chapters.  While 
admirably  adapted  for  interior  decorations,  these  colors 
fade  easily,  and  are  not  suitable  for  exterior  display, 

A  great  seal  was  formally  adopted  by  the  convention 
of  1879.  Its  use  was  for  the  authentication  of  charters. 
Its  design,  however,  was  crude  and  inartistic  and  it  dis- 
played emblems  such  as  the  sphinx,  pyramids  and  flam- 
ing not  appropriate  to  any  of  our  esoteric  symbolism. 


Great    Seal    of    1879. 


In  1889  a  new  emblem,  a  fraternity  flower,  was  adopt- 
ed at  the  celebration  of  the  semi-centennial  anniversary 
of  the  foundation  of  Alpha  chapter  and  of  the  fraternity. 


316  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     TIIETA     PI. 

The   following  account  of  the   inception   of  the   idea   is 
taken  from  the  Beta  Tlicta  Pi: 

"Rut  perhaps  the  most  pleasing  occurrence  of  tlie  evening, 
and  the  one  that  is  of  the  most  importance  to  the  fraternity, 
was  the  adoption  of  a  new  fraternity  symbol  to  commemorate 
this  auspicious  close  of  the  first  and  l)eginning  of  the  second 
half-century  of  Beta  Theta  Pi.  The  question  of  the  adoption  of 
a  new  symbol  had  been  considered  during  the  afternoon  by  rep- 
resentatives of  different  chapters.  The  idea  met  universal  ap- 
proval. A  committee  appointed  to  consider  the  matter  more 
particularly  reported,  recommending  that  the  rose  be  adopted 
as  the  fraternity  flower,  and  that  some  appropriate  species  be 
chosen  by  each  chapter  as  its  own  special  symbol.  The  report 
of  the  committee  was  announced  by  Covington,  as  chairman,  at 
the  banquet,  and  was  received  by  all  present  with  great  enthusi- 
asm. In  the  midst  of  the  applause  Mrs.  A.  D.  Hepburn  handed 
to  the  toastmaster  three  pink  roses,  plucked  an  hour  or  two  be- 
fore from  a  l)usli  at  the  southwest  corner  of  the  Western's 
porch.  Covington  held  them  aloft  for  a  moment,  amid  the 
cheers  of  all,  and  then^  turning  to  the  Hon.  S.  T.  Marshall,  of 
Iowa,  who  sat  upon  his  right,  said :  'To  you,  Brother  Marshall, 
as  one  of  the  founders  of  Beta  Theta  Pi,  I  present  this  rose, 
for  you  here  to  approve  our  choice  of  this  new  symbol  of  Beta 
Theta  Pi ;'  then,  turning  to  his  left,  'And  I  present  to  you. 
Brother  Knox,  this  other  rose,  that  you,  also,  whom  we  fondly 
call  Pater,  may  manifest  here  your  approval  of  our  choice.  This 
third  rose  I  retain  for  myself,  as  representing  here  our  be- 
loved fraternity,  which  will  surely  put  the  seal  of  its  official  ap- 
proval upon  our  adoption  of  this  beautiful  symbol.'  A  com- 
mittee, consisting  of  Charles  M.  Hepburn,  George  E.  Benedict 
and  Frank  M.  Joyce,  was  appointed  to  notify  the  chapters  of 
the  action  taken,  to  receive  the  report  of  each  to  the  species  of 
rose  selected  by  it,  and  to  reconcile  conflicting  selections. 


THE    FIRST    FLAG.  317 

The  chapters  have  quite  generally  selected  particular 
species  of  roses  for  themselves. 

In  the  spring  of  1890,  a  flag  was  designed  and  adopt- 
ed. The  Beta  Theta  Pi  for  October  of  that  year  contain- 
ed a  somewhat  full  account  of  how  the  design  was  se- 
lected, as  follows : 

Last  spring  two  members  of  the  fraternity  who,  with  many 
others,  no  doubt,  had  long  felt  the  need  of  a  fraternity  flag,  and 
before  whose  mental  vision  various  possible  or  impossible  Beta 
flags,  enriched  "with  orient  hues  unborrowed  of  the  sun,"  had 
waved  from  time  to  time  during  the  last  three  or  four  years, 
applied  to  the  Board  of  Directors  for  some  definite  official  ac- 
tion in  the  matter.  Approving  the  idea,  the  board  promptly  ap- 
pointed a  committee  to  select  from  the  designs  submitted  or 
itself  to  design  an  appropriate  fraternity  flag  for  Beta  Theta  Pi. 
As  our  readers  may  remember,  the  result  of  this  committee's 
work  was  made  known  in  the  March  issue  of  this  magazine. 

No  flag,  it  was  thought,  was  better  than  one  which  was  not 
strikingly  handsome  and  appropriate.  After  the  convention  an 
effort  was  made  to  design  such  a  flag  for  the  next  convention. 
At  first  it  was  attempted  to  make  an  appropriate  combination 
of  pink  and  blue.  As  was  to  have  been  expected,  the  result 
was  a  dismal  failure.  But  the  matter  was  kept  in  mind,  and 
eventually  several  designs,  which  met  with  hearty  approbation 
from  those  to  whom  they  were  submitted,  seemed  almost  to 
suggest  themselves.  This  committee,  taking  counsel  of  practical 
designers  and  makers  of  flags,  agreed  in  recommending  the 
flag  described  *  *  *  as  the  one  best  suited  for  and  worthy  of 
Beta  Theta  Pi.  The  design  which  was  recommended — a  dark 
blue  field  bearing  three  stars  arranged  as  a  pyramid  about  a  red 
rose,  half  opened,  at  the  center,  and  having  also  a  single  line  of 
white  running  parallel  with  and  a  little  within  the  outer  edge  of 
the  blue — met  with  a  very  general  and  hearty  approval  at  the 


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time,  and  at  the  last  convention  was  formally  adopted  as  that  of 
the   fraternity   flag. 

In  this  connection,  it  will  not  be  amiss  to  give  again  some  of 
the  reasons  which  led  the  committee  to  prefer  the  design  that 
has  been  adopted.     We  quote  from  our  March  issue : 

"Each  of  its  features  has  a  natural  and  appropriate  signifi- 
cance to  a  Beta.  Our  three  stars,  so  rich  in  their  suggestive- 
ness,  shine  out  from  a  field  of  dark  azure.  They  arc  arranged 
in  a  pyramid  of  equal  sides,  symbolical  of  the  enduring  qualities 
of  our  order.  The  1)lue  of  the  field  is  a  recognized  color  of  the 
fraternity,  the  darker  sliade  is  used  both  as  more  appropriate 
in  a  flag,  and  because  it  is  the  only  practicalile  shade  in  bunt- 
ing. The  red  of  the  rose,  in  itself  a  fraternity  emblem,  is  the 
nearest  shade  in  the  primary  colors  to  our  pink,  which,  charm- 
ing and  most  appropriate  as  it  is  for  use  at  banquets  and  even- 
ing wear,  is  hardly  appropriate  for  the  sterner  uses  of  a  flag. 
The  white  was  added  as  the  recognized  color  of  the  Mystic 
Seven.  The  principles  and  traditions  of  the  Mvstical  Seven  har- 
monize with  and  enrich  our  Beta  emblems;  and  this  line  of 
white,  in  which  all  colors  blend,  and  which  is  in  itself  the  type 
of  purity,  enhances  the  rich  blue  of  our  Beta  flag." 


•jj^ 


Flag  of  1890. 
This  fla^,  which  avoids  the  bad  taste  so  often   dis- 


THE   FLAG  OF   1900. 


319 


played  of  placing  the  name  of  the  fraternity  upon  the 
bunting,  was  first  unfurled  over  the  buildings  of  Miami 
University,  May  13,  1890. 

In  1899,  George  M.  Chandler,  v^ho  had  made  a  spe- 
cial study  of  heraldry  and  the  symbolism  of  the  fratern- 
itv,  agitated  the  matter  of  revising  the  design  of  the  flag 
and  great  seal  and  furnishing  the  fraternity  with  a  coat 
of   arms    and    standard    badge    and    being   interested    in 


Flag  of   1900. 


the  work  produced  the  standard  badge  already  referred 
to,  secured  the  adoption  of  the  new  type  of  pledge  but- 
ton and  in  1900  the  adoption  of  a  new  flag  much  more 


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lIIiTA      PI. 


artistic  and  of  handsomer  desi^j^n  than  the  old  one.     The 

official  description  of  the  flag  is  as  follows : 

Tlie  flas^'  shall  consist  of  tlirco  equal  horizontal  stripes  of 
blue,  white  and  blue,  the  upper  blue  stripe  bearing  a  single  white 
five-pointed  star,  and  the  lower  blue  stripe  two  similar  white 
five-pointed  stars,  the  lliree  stars  forming  an  equitable  triangle 
;il)OUt  a  dragon,  sejant,  tlu-   fraternity  cri-sl,   in   red. 


Coat  of  Arms  of  I'kta  Tueta   Pi 


The  coat  of  arms  designed  upon  correct  heraldic 
principles  is  simple  and  dignified  and  very  handsome. 
Its  use  for  ornamental  purposes  and  on  escutcheons  and 
similar  articles  has  hecome  general.  Its  fine  outlines 
lend  themselves  to  many  pur|)(.ses  and  it  was  promptly 
seized  upon  by  the  fraternity  jewelers  as  a  welcome  ad- 


THE   SEAL   OF    1900.  321 

dition  to  their  somewhat  limited  stock  of  designs.     The 
coat  of  arms  is  ofificially  described  as  follows : 

The  coat  of  arms  shall  be :  quarterly  argent  and  gules ;  a 
chevron  azure  bearing  three  mullets,  or:  crest  a  dragon  sejant, 
or.     Motto  : — kai — 

For  those  not  familiar  with  heraldry  we  will  state 
that  the  shield  of  the  Norman  type  is  divided  into  quart- 
ers, two  argent  or  white  and  two  gules  or  red.  The  chev- 
ron or  right-angled  band  is  azure  or  blue  and  on  it  is 
displayed  three  mullets  or  stars  in  or  or  gold.  The  crest 
above  the  shield  is  the  dragon  sejant  or  seated.  The 
motto  we  all  know. 

The  great  seal  was  changed  to  conform  to  the  coat  of 
arms  and  is  officially  described  as  follows : 


322  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

The  great  seal  shall  be  the  coat  of  arms  with  the  crest  and 
motto,  ornamented  with  two  festoons  of  roses,  within  a  circu- 
lar band,  on  which  shall  be  the  legend  "Tlie  Great  Seal  of  Beta 
Theta   Pi— 1839." 

The  chapters  have  used  a  variety  of  posters  and  cuts 
in  printed  matter  and  college  annuals,  some  of  them 
finely  designed.  The  catalogue  of  1S82  introduced  sev- 
eral new  emblems  or  adopted  old  ones — the  dragons,  the 
dogs,  Diogenes,  and  other  symbols  referred  to  in  the 
Legend  of  Wooglin  and  the  ritualistic  work  of  the  fra- 
ternity.    These  have  gone  into  quite  general  use. 

The  convention  of  lOOf;  forbade  the  unauthorized 
wearing  of  the  badge  and  its  use  for  general  ornamental 
purposes  on  articles  of  merchandise.  The  coat  of  arms, 
the  crest  and  the  flag  it  was  felt  gave  ample  material  for 
ornamentation  without  making  an  inappropriate  use  of 
the  badge  itself. 


CHAPTER  XVI. 

Social  Life  of  the  Fraternity. 

The  fraternity  has  always  been  social  in  its  tenden- 
cies. It  has  aimed  to  bring  together  "good  fellows."  It 
was  presumed  that  they  had  brains,  but  good  fellows 
thev  must  be.  In  college  parlance,  neither  "sticks"  nor 
"grinds"  were  acceptable.  The  ends  of  the  fraternity, 
publicly  expressed  and  privately  insisted  upon,  have  been 
the  cultivation  of  that  faithful  friendship  which,  in 
theory,  at  least,  finds  its  height  of  expression  in  the  af- 
fection between  brothers  of  the  same  parents.  Its  mem- 
bers are  united  in  an  association  during  the  formative 
period  of  their  lives — when  they  are  entering  upon  a  new 
world,  the  college  kingdom — enticing  with  unknown 
pleasures  and  beset  with  unthought-of  dangers.  It  is 
then  that  the  fraternity  appeals  to  the  young  man  to  form 
a  new  relation  outside  of  the  family  ones,  which,  there- 
tofore, he  has  known  as  the  only  type  of  intimacy ;  to 
assume  the  responsibilities  of  one  of  a  band  of  chosen 
friends,  with  high  aims,  with  a  reputation  to  maintain, 
with  a  history  behind  it  replete  with  great  names,  greater 
even  in  imagination  than  in  fact. 

"Intimacy  between  the  members  has  always  been  in- 
sisted upon,  and  as  soon  as  possible  a  new  member  was 

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324  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

taught  to  use  the  Christian  names  in  preference  to  the 
more  formal  surnames."  So  writes  an  accompHshed 
akimnus  of  the  DePauw  chapter.  In  the  chapter  it  was 
Harry,  and  John,  and  Billy,  and  George;  not  Smith,  and 
Jones,  and  Robinson,  and  Taylor."  As  Christian  names 
are  rarely  used  outside  the  family  circle,  this  little  cus- 
tom, almost  unnoticed,  has  been  a  strong  factor  in  draw- 
ing the  Betas  together. 

I'ntil  recent  years  the  conditions  of  student  life  in  the 
colleges  wherein  our  chapters  are  located  have  been  such 
as  to  preclude  the  erection  or  maintenance  of  chapter 
houses,  and  where  the  dormitory  system  prevailed  it  was 
almost  impossible  for  the  members  to  live  together,  as  in 
more  modern  times;  l)ut  as  a  distinguished  member  of 
Alpha  says : 

"While  our  meetings  were  only  held  monthly,  and  the 
formal  record  shows  a  meager  statement  of  things  ac- 
complished, as  a  fact  Iktas  were  usually  found  together, 
and  it  was  a  common  subject  of  remark  among  our  rivals 
that  we  were  seldom  alone,  and  a  cause  of  complamt  tnai 
when  a  student  joined  the  Betas  he  seldom  had  friends 
outside  of  the  chapter." 

From  the  beginning,  banquets  of  various  kinds  have 
been  a  feature  of  the  chai)ter  life,  and  in  many  of  the 
chapters  no  meeting  was  ever  held  without  a  concluding 
supper.  The  utter  absence  of  a  ritual  for  many  years, 
coupled  with  an  almost  unicjue  sinijilicity  of  initiation 
ceremonies,  seemed  to  have  resulted  in  greater  frequency 
of  prandial  exercises.     The  alumni   continued  this   feat- 


THE    BETA   GIRLS.  325 

ure  without  urging,  and  the  basis  of  most  of  the  alumni 
organizations  has  been  the  more  or  less  frequent  dinner. 
The  "Beta  girls"  form  a  constant  subject  of  refer- 
ence throughout  the  correspondence  of  the  fraternity  in 
the  days  before  the  publication  of  the  journal  made  the 
letters  less  personal  and  more  official,  and  the  alliance  of 
these  sisters  was  assiduously  cultivated.  Indeed,  at 
Hudson,  in  the  late  forties,  we  are  told  that  the  only 
prominent  feature  of  the  initiation  ceremony  was  "an  in- 
troduction to  the  prettiest  girls  in  the  town,  with  an 
evening  stroll  to  follow  that  lingered  in  the  mind  of  the 
susceptible  boy  for  many  a  year." 

The  influence  of  the  Beta  girls  has  never  been  sought 
in  vain,  and  from  the  donation  of  a  cake  to  the  boys  of  old 
Alpha  in  1840  to  the  making  of  sofa  pillows  for  the  To- 
ronto chapter  parlor  in  1907,  their  assistance  has  always 
been  cheerfully  rendered  and  appreciated.  At  Wabash 
and  Washington  &  Lee  there  are  well-founded  traditions 
of  the  initiation  of  young  ladies,  and  however  that  may 
be,  the  Beta  grip  has  certainly  at  times  passed  from  the 
sole  knowledge  and  control  of  the  sterner  sex. 

Of  recent  years  clubs  of  various  kinds  inside  of  the 
chapter  organization  have  not  been  infrequent.  Base 
ball  matches  with  rival  chapters,  foot  ball  matches  with 
neighboring  chapters,  whist  and  tennis  tournaments 
have  all  testified  to  the  varied  activities  of  student  life, 
but  in  the  olden  days  the  energies  of  the  chapter,  aside 
from  miscellaneous  deviltry  inherent  apparently  in  col- 
lege students,  and  not  confined    within    chapter    limits, 


326  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

were  expended  in  the  literary  society  contests,  and  the 
multiform  clubs  of  the  modern  colleges  were  unknown. 

With  the  building-  of  chapter  houses  has  developed  a 
form  of  family  life  that  in  some  of  its  aspects  resembles 
the  monastic  life  found  in  the  cloisters  of  the  old  world, 
and  in  others  the  early  forms  of  college  existence  in  the 
English  universities.  With  this  has  come  a  common  ta- 
ble, parlor  and  library,  and  a  common  hearth,  before 
which  to  cement  the  bonds  of  friendship  like  chains  are 
forged  with  fire,  and  the  test  of  close  contact  of  inde- 
pendent natures  that  usually  can  not  be  obtained  except 
by  long  l^attle  with  the  world.  The  ideal  chapter  life  is 
found  in  this  home  and  family  existence,  and  gradually 
our  chapters  are  learning  its  lessons. 

Indeed  it  can  truthfully  be  said  of  most  of  the  colleges 
where  we  have  chapters  that  it  is  nuich  more  important 
for  a  lad  to  select  the  proper  fraternity  than  the  projier 
college.  The  chapter  life  is  intimate  and  formative,  the 
influence  of  the  college  is  distant  and  unimpressive.  A 
Beta  having  the  good  fortune  to  spend  four  years  in  some 
of  our  chapters  has  obtained  a  training  in  manners  and 
methods  which  simply  can  not  be  secured  anywhere  else. 

Some  of  the  chapters  have  peculiar  practices.  Those 
which  have  sprung  from  previous  organizations  not  in- 
frequently maintain  customs  so  originated.  The  St.  Law- 
rence chajitcr  developed  a  peculiar  system  of  cipher  to 
designate  upon  programmes  and  the  like  certain  essen- 
tial facts  in  the  career  of  each  member,  and  they  dcvisea 
also  a  unique  Greek  salutation  ;  the  Kansas  chapter  has 


THE  DINING  HABIT.  327 

an  annual  "turkey-pullin' ;"  the  Mystic  chapters  still 
gather  around  the  mystic  cauldron ;  old  Delta's  cake-box 
told  many  a  tale  to  the  Betas  who  returned  to  the  chap- 
ter shrine  after  years  of  wandering ;  the  eastern  chapters 
quite  generally  practice  a  severe  test  of  cross-examina- 
tion to  discover  points  of  weakness  in  their  armor  usually 
called  a  "talk  around'"  and  various  ceremonies  connected 
with  the  slaughter  of  the  mysterious  "dorg"  are  not  un- 
common. The  Virginia  and  Michigan  chapters  each  give 
a  German,  the  Wesleyan  chapter  has  two  formal  annual 
dances,  and  so  on. 

Very  early  in  the  history  of  the  fraternity,  the  alumni 
gathered  at  reunions,  and  celebrated  their  gathering  with 
toast  and  song.  The  earliest  formal  banquet  known  to 
us  was  held  at  Pittsburg,  in  connection  with  the  conven- 
tion of  1851,  but  we  are  informed  that  the  Cincinnati 
Betas  held  a  dinner  as  early  as  1846.  However  that 
may  be,  they  have  since  then  been  held  in  uninterrupted 
series.  They  have  been  a  prominent  feature  of  every 
convention,  and  since  the  growth  of  the  fraternity  has 
caused  its  division  into  districts,  they  have  been  an 
essential  element  in  every  district  reunion.  The  New 
England  dinner,  annually  held  in  Boston,  has  become  as 
regular  an  event  in  the  Beta  undergraduate  life  as  the 
chapter  meeting.  The  annual  dinner  held  in  central  Ohio 
has  also  become  one  of  the  calendar  events,  and  dinners 
at  San  Francisco,  Los  Angeles,  Denver,  Omaha,  St. 
Paul,  St.  Louis,  Chicago,  Nashville,  Indianapolis,  De- 
troit,  Cleveland,   Cincinnati,    Roanoke,   Wheeling,   Rich- 


328  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

mend,  Pittsburgh,  Washington,  Philadelphia,  Baltimore, 
New  York,  and  Syracuse  have  become  too  numerous  to 
refer  to  them  separately.  They  are  expected  to  take 
place  at  more  or  less  frequent  intervals,  and  if  an  unus- 
ually long  time  elapses  between  them,  wonder  and  sur- 
prise find  strong  expression. 

The  name  of  "Dorg"  club  has  been  given  to  any  in- 
formal gathering  of  Beta  alumni,  for  the  purpose  of  eat- 
ing a  dinner  together  without  organization,  system  or 
routine.  The  idea  originated  in  New  York,  and  so  far 
as  we  can  learn,  Richard  Lee  Fearn,  of  Stevens,  was  re- 
sponsible for  it.  A  self-appointed  committee  sent  out 
notices  to  the  Betas  in  the  neighborhood  to  meet  and  take 
dinner  together  at  some  well-known  hotel  or  restaurant. 
The  price  of  the  dinner  was  usually  named,  and  it  was 
generally  a  few  cents  over  the  price  charged,  to  leave  a 
margin  for  expenses.    There  was  no  organization. 

This  kind  of  loose  arrangement  existed  for  fifteen  or 
twenty  years.  In  New  York  city  the  meetings  were  held 
usually  at  the  Metropole,  Murray  Hill  and  Marlborough 
Hotels,  and  at  sundry  Italian  and  German  restaurants  of 
good  repute.  It  seldom  occurred  that  any  speech  making 
indulged  in,  but  occasionally,  when  a  man  like  Justice 
Harlan,  or  President  Young,  or  Dr.  Spinning  was  pres- 
ent he  would  make  a  few  remarks. 

The  idea  was  taken  to  Washington,  and  the  first  ses- 
sion of  the  club  there  was  highly  successful.  Senators 
and  Congressmen  are  not  ashamed  to  recall  their  college 
days.     At  the  second  meeting,  held  December  8,  1890, 


THE    NEW    YORK    CLUB.  329 

there  were  present  Congressmen  Springer,  Allen,  By- 
num  and  Kinsey,  Aimaro  Sato,  Prof.  Gordon,  and  Hon. 
James  Lyons. 

Clubs  of  similar  name  and  nature  have  been  success- 
fully organized  at  San  Francisco,  Denver,  Los  Angeles, 
Chicago,  Cleveland,  Providence,  Buffalo  and  Indianapo- 
lis, and  perhaps  at  other  places.  The  number  of  members 
at  the  centers  of  population  is  increasing  however  at  a 
rapid  rate  and  formal  clubs  are  now  being  organized. 

The  New  York  club  was  instituted  in  the  early  winter 
of  1907.  It  has  a  good  membership  and  provides  all  of 
the  usual  club  facilities. 

The  club's  home  is  in  a  three-story  and  basement, 
brown  stone  front,  spacious,  old  New  York  house.  The 
rooms  are  large,  attractively  decorated  and  well  suited  for 
club  purposes.  On  the  first  floor  a  front  parlor  and  back 
of  it  another  parlor,  used  for  a  reading  room,  may  be 
thrown  into  one  large  assembly  room.  The  portrait  of 
Pater  Knox  occupies  a  prominent  position  in  the  front 
room  and  the  flags  of  all  the  colleges  where  our  chapters 
are  located  makes  a  very  pleasing  decoration  for  the 
rear  room.  Back  of  this  is  a  dining  room,  seating  twenty- 
four  at  small  tables.  Upon  the  walls  of  this  room  it  is 
planned  to  have  a  photograph  of  every  chapter  house  in 
the  fraternity.  On  the  floor  above  are  a  writing  room, 
srame  room,  office  and  toilet  room.  Bed  rooms  with  ac- 
cornmodations  for  seven  men,  opening  out  of  an  attrac- 
tive center  hall  occupy  the  top  floor.  The  front  room  in 
the  basement  has  been  enlarged  making  a  very  pleasant 


330  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

pool  room  and  cafe.  Back  of  this  are  the  kitchen  and 
laundry. 

Members  of  the  club  are  elected  by  a  Committee  on 
Admissions,  after  having  been  duly  proposed  and  sec- 
onded. Resident  members  pay  an  admission  fee  of  $10, 
and  annual  dues  of  $1'^  payable  semi-annually.  Betas 
living  more  than  fifty  miles  from  New  York  may  be- 
come non-resident  members,  with  all  the  privileges  of 
resident  members,  except  the  right  to  vote.  The  dues  for 
such  members  are  $10,  payable  semi-annually.  The 
restaurant  is  well  patronized  and  has  proved  a  very  de- 
sirable addition  to  the  usefulness  of  the  club.  The  bed 
rooms  have  proved  an  attraction  for  a  number  of  young 
bachelors  and  in  the  summer  will  probably  be  found  pop- 
ular aiuong  men  whose  families  are  away  from  town. 

Several  times  in  its  history  the  fraternity  has  honored 
a  member  by  tendering  to  him  a  banquet,  and  some  of 
these  have  been  especially  notable.  The  first  of  these 
was  given  to  Ex-Governor  Hoadly,  of  Ohio,  upon  the 
occasion  of  his  removal  to  New  York  city,  in  1887,  by 
the  alumni  of  that  city. 

The  Hoadly  dinner  was  given  at  Delmonico's  famous 
restaurant.  After  a  preliminary  reception,  the  guests 
assembled  in  the  banqueting  hall. 

The  chairman,  John  I.  Covington,  introduced  Brother 
Hoadly  in  a  brief  speech,  referring  to  his  lifelong  loyalty 
to  and  activity  in  the  fraternity,  his  work  in  founding 
and  assisting  the  Harvard  chapter,  and  in  diflferent  posi- 
tions in  the  fraternity.    The  Governor,  in  his  reply,  paid 


THE   HOADLY  DINNER.  331 

the  highest  tribute  to  the  fraternity  and  its  works,  spoke 
of  the  high  aims  it  had  always  fostered,  and  the  good  it 
had  done,  and  referred  touchingly  to  the  members  con- 
temporary with  him,  who  were  gone. 

As  the  dinner  was  in  the  nature  of  a  welcome  to  New 
York,  the  speeches  were  largely  personal,  but  all  referred 
to  the  fraternal  sentiment  of  which  the  banquet  was  the 
fruit.     The  toast  list  was : 

B  e  n — A  National  Fraternity.     John  S.  Wise.^ 
The   Little    Green    Snake.     J.    S.    Tunison.     A    parable    dedi- 
cated to  the  Dragon,  in  verse. 

B  0  II — In   Medicine.     Theophikis   Parvin. 

B  e  n_In  the  South.     Willoughby  N.  Smith. 

B  e  n— The    Fraternity.     Senator   J.    E.    McDonald. 

College  Reminiscences.     Prof.   John   S.    Newberry. 

B  e  n— In  the  East.     Homer  Card 

The  speech  of  Prof  Newberry,  who  was  in  college 
with  Gov.  Hoadly,  was  specially  interesting,  giving 
glimpses  of  fraternity  life  at  a  time  when  all  the  present 
external  aids  to  fraternity  enthusiasm  were  lacking. 

Another  banquet  was  given  to  Judge  Harlan  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States,  at  Washington, 
Feb.  6,  1891.  We  condense  our  account  from  the  nar- 
rative as  it  appeared  in  the  fraternity  journal. 

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entertaining  one  of  their  most  illustrious  living  members 
should  suggest  itself  to  the  newly  associated  worship- 
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THE    HARLAN    DINNER.  333 

cis,  of  Missouri;  Ex-Gov.  George  Hoadly.  of  Ohio;  Senator 
D.  W.  Voorhees,  of  Indiana ;  Senator  M.  S.  Quay,  of  Pennsyl- 
vania ;  Ex-Senator  Joseph  E.  McDonald,  of  Indiana ;  Con- 
gressman Robert  R.  Hitt,  of  Illinois ;  W.  M.  Springer,  of  Illinois  ; 
W.  D.  Bynum,  of  Indiana ;  W.  M.  Kinsey,  of  Missouri ;  John  M. 
Allen,  of  Mississippi ;  J.  J.  Pugsley,  of  Ohio ;  Paul  C.  Edmunds, 
of  Virginia;  Hosea  Townsend,  of  Colorado,  and  H.  St.  G.  Tuck- 
er, of  Virginia;  Prof.  T.  C.  Mendenhall,  Superintendent  U.  S. 
Coast  and  Geodetic  Survey ;  William  F.  Warren,  W.  A.  P 
Martin.  President  Imperial  College,  Pekin  ;  Aimaro  Sato,  Charge 
d'Affaires.  Legation  of  Japan  ;  Henry  Fairfax,  of  Virginia ;  Rev. 
A.  W.  Pitzer.  Rev.  G.  W.  F.  Birch,  Hon.  James  Lyons,  Rich- 
mond, Virginia ;  Dr.  T.  Ritchie  Stone,  John  I.  Covington.  Prof. 
J.  C.  Gordon,  Frank  G.  Carpenter,  James  A.  Case,  Hon.  P.  E. 
Aldrich,  of  Massachusetts,  and  Richard  Lee  Fearn,  composed  the 
committee  which  in  the  name  of  the  fraternity  tendered  a  din- 
ner to  Justice  John  Marshall  Harlan,  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
the  United  States.  Justice  Harlan  graciously  accepted  the  com- 
pliment, and  invitations,  bearing  the  autographs  of  every  mem- 
ber of  the  committee,  were  issued. 

It  was  a  remarkable  gathering  of  eminent  clergymen, 
statesmen,  lawyers,  authors,  physicians,  scientists,  and 
cultivated  men  in  general,  who  gathered  to  pay  tribute  to 
the  distinguished  jurist  and  to  testify  to  the  beneficent  in- 
fluences of  the  fraternity. 

At  half-past  seven  there  was  a  general  movement 
toward  a  large  parlor.  Most  of  those  who  gained  admis- 
sion recognized  the  resemblance  to  a  chapter  hall.  Here 
Mr.  Justice  David  J.  Brewer,  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
the  United  States,  and  Messrs.  Benjamin  S.  Minor,  Eu- 
gene Withers,  Frank  Andrews,  Dr.  George  Ben.  John- 
ston, and  Prof.  John  R.  Eastman,  U.  S.  N.,  learned  the 


334  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

mysteries.  Professor  Eastman  had  been  a  member  of 
the  2  A  n  at  Dartmouth  College,  and  the  others  were 
brothers  in  the  Mystical  Seven,  which  united  with  the 
Beta  Theta  Pi  in  1889.  Never  before  in  the  history  of 
college  fraternities  had  such  eminent  candidates  appeared 
together  for  initiation,  and  this  fact  increased  the  solem- 
nity  which  marked  the  ceremonies. 

It  was  a  little  after  8  o'clock  when  the  guests  entered 
the  banquet  hall.  The  walls  of  the  apartment  were  hidden 
by  flags  and  tropical  plants.  Through  the  courtesy  of 
the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  the  new  international  code  of 
signal  flags  were  displayed  for  the  first  time,  as  well  as 
the  large  national  ensigns.  The  signals  were  arranged 
in  lines  spelling  private  mottoes  of  the  fraternity.  Among 
them,  on  one  side,  was  spread  the  great  flag  of  Beta 
Theta  Pi.  Festoons  of  evergreens  hung  from  the  ceil- 
ing, and  ropes  of  garlands  ran  overhead.  The  tables 
were  arranged  in  the  shape  of  the  Greek  letter  IT,  the 
head  table  running  across  the  room.  At  the  foot  of  the 
tables  a  veritable  forest  of  plants  masked  the  entrance 
for  the  waiters,  while  at  the  head  was  a  large  space  di- 
vided from  the  main  hall  by  an  arch  of  plants.  Tn  this 
space  massed  blossoming  plants  and  palms,  and  above 
rose  another  arch.  The  tables  were  ornamented  with  cut- 
flowers  from  the  White  House  conservatory  and  the  na- 
tional botanical  gardens. 

The  toast  list  was  as  follows : 

The  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States.. Mr.  Justice  Harlan 
The  Beta  in   Public  Life William   M.    Springer 


THE  NOBLE  DINNER. 


335 


The    Mystical    Seven Mr.    Justice    Brewer 

The    Beta   Dinner    (Poem) Chambers    Baird 

The  National  Fraternity John  W.   Herron 

The    Silver-Greys       Rev.    A.    W.    Pitzer 

Clasped    Hands George    L    Spinning 

Fratemal  Virginians Henry   St.   George  Tucker 

Our    College    Presidents Rev.    Richard    Mcllwaine 

The    Humanities Theophilus    Parvin 

Ohio,   Our   Home John  J.    Lentz 

The    Kentuckian Rev.    G.    W.    F.    Birch 

The    Mysteries James    Lyons 

The  Coming  Day William  D.  Bynum 

The  Boys  of  Twenty  Years  Ago     ....     William  M.  Kinsey 

The    Ladies Aimaro    Sato 

A  Pledge  from  the  Mystics Eugene  Withers 

The  speech-making  was  continued  until  a  late  hour, 
and  all  united  in  saying  that  it  was  the  most  successful 
event  of  the  kind  in  the  history  of  the  fraternity. 

Another  great  dinner  was  tendered  to  Hon.  John  W. 
Noble,  of  the  Miami  chapter,  then  Secretary  of  the  In- 
terior, by  the  Betas  of  New  York  city  on  the  IGth  of 
April,  1892,  at  the  Fifth  Avenue  Hotel.  The  following  is 
a  meager  account  of  the  proceedings : 

Governor  Beaver  presided.  At  his  right  was  Sam. 
W.  'Foss,  the  editor  of  the  Yankee  Blade,  famous  as  a 
humorous  poet.  Next  to  Mr.  Foss  was  John  S.  Wise,  of 
Virginia.  There  were  also  Rev.  Ferd.  C.  Iglehart,  then 
of  the  Park  Avenue  Methodist  church ;  Dr.  John  C. 
Zachos,  the  curator  of  the  Cooper  Institute ;  Dr.  G.  W. 
F.  Birch,  Theophilus  Parvin,  of  Philadelphia,  and  many 
others. 


336  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     TIIETA     PI. 

Between  tlic  courses,  the  younger  members  sang 
songs,  and  this  was  enlivened  l)y  a  group  of  the  St. 
Lawrence  akimni,  who  gave  their  well-known  Greek 
round  of  greeting,  which  in  its  weird  efifect  can  only  be 
compared  to  the  call  of  Brunhilda  and  her  sisters  as  they 
bring  the  bodies  of  the  dead  heroes  to  W'alhalla,  in  Wag- 
ner's opera  of  I  )ic  Walkiirc. 

Before  introtlucing  General  Xoble,  Governor  Beaver 
])aid  a  high  tribute  to  the  fraternity  and  the  value  of  its 
memlierslii]).  General  Noble,  as  he  rose  to  speak,  trem- 
bled a  little,  and  a  slight  (|ui\'er  in  his  voice  told  more 
than  words  how  deeply  he  felt  and  appreciated  the  oc- 
casion. There  were  no  stenograi)hers  present,  and  only 
snatches  of  the  speeches  were  caught  b\-  the  hurrying 
pencils  of  the  hearers,  ])ut  he  said  in  ])art: 

"If  to  liavo  1)ecn  for  over  forty  xcars  a  ni(.-ml)cr  in  good 
standing  of  our  l)cloved  fratornit\'.  and  to  have  had  it  rise  each 
year  higher  and  higher  in  my  affection  and  esteem,  entitk's  me 
now  to  the  respect  and  consideration  here  shown,  then  I  mod- 
estly accept  this  reception  as  a  trihute  to  all  gootl  and  loyal 
Betas.  My  memhcrship  began  in  tlie  Alplia  chapter  at  Miami 
University  in  1849,  and,  altliough  I  subseciuently  entered  junior 
at  Yale,  where  we  then  had  no  chapter,  a,nd  graduated  in  1851, 
my  allegiance  has  ])een  unbroken.  It  sometimes  seemed  a  little 
chilly  to  stand  undecorated  when  the  other  fellows  in  my  class 
were  newly  decorated  with  this  and  that  badge  of  great  erudi- 
tion and  profound  intellectual  culture,  but  1  would  take  out  this 
now  old  and  precious  badge,  I  have  ever  had  l)y  me  in  peace 
and  war,  and  look  at  it  and  say  to  myself,  'You  gave  me  my 
first  honor,  and  I  will  stick  by  you.  JJ'ait;  time  at  last  sets  all 
things   even.'     To-night   its   laurel   is   unfaded,   and   the   stars   as 


THE  COVINGTON  DINNER.  337 

bright  as  they  were  in  boyhood's  eyes.  It  would  please  me  to 
speak  of  other  occasions  in  life  when  I  have  found  good  results 
from  lieing  a  Beta,  but  I  must  not  pause." 

The  city  papers  gave  long  notices  of  the  dinner,  the 
diners  and  the  fraternity,  and  it  attracted  much  other 
attention.  A  pleasing  incident  of  the  occasion  was  the 
discovery  of  an  uncatalogued  Beta  of  the  Williams 
Chapter — L.  A.  Hendricks — who  had  long  been  on  the 
staiT  of  the  New  York  Herald,  and  was  sent  to  report 
the  dinner.  When  he  applied  to  the  committee  for  his 
ticket  he  spied  the  badge,  and  said  he  had  not  seen  one 
for  over  forty  years,  when  he  used  to  wear  one  himself. 
It  appears  that  he  had  left  Williams  and  gone  to  Yale, 
and  lost  sight  of  his  old  associates,  and  his  name  having 
been  accidentally  omitted  from  the  roll,  he  had  rested  in 
secure  oblivion. 

One  dinner  which  we  cannot  pass  by  without  men- 
t'o"  was  given  to  John  I.  Covington  by  the  Chicago 
alumni  March  31,  18U^,  at  the  Union  League  Club.  It 
is  to  be  noted  because  Covington  was  a  man  of  no  public 
prominence.  He  was  simply  a  whole-souled,  earnest 
Beta,  who  had  worked  hard  for  the  fraternity  all  his  life, 
who  appreciated  what  it  did  for  him,  who  wanted  to  give 
its  benefits  to  others  and  who  believed  in  it  with  all  his 
might. 

The  Chicago  alumni  recognized  Covington's  services 
to  the  fraternity  in  this  way  and  he  felt  it  and  appreci- 
ated it.  We  have  elsewhere  in  this  book  copied  his  elo- 
quent tribute  to  the   fraternity's  worth   uttered  on   that 


338  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     Til  ETA     PI. 

occasion.  The  speakers  on  the  programme  came  from 
all  over  the  country  and  dozens  who  could  not  come 
sent  letters. 

On  May  24,  1895,  a  banquet  was  tendered  to  the  sur- 
viving founders  of  the  fraternity  at  the  Burnett  House, 
Cincinnati.  It  was  preceded  by  a  pilgrimage  of  the 
guests  to  Miami  University,  where,  during  the  day,  ap- 
propriate exercises  were  held.  The  rooms  of  the  chapter 
were  first  visited.  The  assembly  then  adjourned  to  the 
college  chapel,  where  John  W.  Herron,  a  member  of  the 
Miami  chapter  and  president  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
Miami,  delivered  an  address  of  welcome,  which  was  re- 
sponded to  by  Major  Ransom.  John  Reily  Knox,  the 
only  one  of  the  then  survivors  present,  made  a  brief 
speech  and  this  was  followed  by  a  few  remarks  from 
Miss  McKee,  president  of  the  Western  Seminary  and 
daughter  of  John  L.  McKee,  Centre,  '49,  who  invited  the 
guests  to  lunch  at  Seminary  Hall.  After  lunch,  Oxford 
Female  Seminary  was  visited  and  the  assembly  then  re- 
turned to  Cincinnati. 

The  banquet  in  the  evening  was  a  very  successful 
affair.  Over  two  hundred  were  present  and  toasts  were 
responded  to  by  Gen.  John  W.  Noble  of  St.  Louis ;  Prof. 
Francis  W.  Shepardson  of  the  University  of  Chicago ; 
Cha])lain  Lozicr ;  Judge  Horace  TI.  Lurton  of  the  U.  S. 
Circuit  Court  of  Appeals ;  William  C.  Spraguc,  president 
of  the  Sprague  Correspondence  School  of  Law  ;  Presi- 
dent Young  of  Centre  College;  Ex-President  Hepburn 
of  Miami ;  Junius  E.  Real  of  Michigan  ;  Bishop  Moore 


THE    BREWER    DINNER.  339 

of  the  Methodist  church  and  Clyde  W.  Brow./,  then  an 
active  member  of  the  Miami  chapter,  speaking  for  the 
undergraduates. 

Appropriate  souvenirs  were  given  to  the  guests  and 
the  afifair  was  pronounced  a  decided  success. 

April  10,  1896,  on  the  occasion  of  the  reunion  of  the 
chapters  of  District  III,  a  banquet  was  tendered  to  Jus- 
tice Brewer,  of  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court,  and  he  came, 
and  after  a  delightful  reception  delivered  a  scholarly  ad- 
dress on  "The  True  Greatness  of  American  Citizenship." 
The  affair  took  place  at  the  Hotel  Stenton  in  Philadel- 
phia which  was  then  under  the  management  of  Joseph  C. 
Reynolds,  Dickinson,  '87.    There  were  about  200  present. 

We  copy  from  the  columns  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  a 
portion  of  the  account  of  the  banquet: 

"Including  both  alumni  and  undergraduates,  probably  there 
were  few  prominent  colleges  east  of  the  Mississippi  that  did 
not  have  at  least  one  representative.  Justice  Brewer  attended 
this  dinner  at  considerable  personal  sacrifice,  as  he  came  all  the 
way  from  San  Antonio,  Tex.,  where  his  daughter  has  been  very 
ill. 

The  menu  was  as  elaborate  as  has  been  seen  at  any  frater- 
nity dinner,  not  even  excepting  the  notable  one  given  by  the 
fraternity  at  Washington,  D.  C,  a  few  years  ago,  to  Mr.  Justice 
Harlan.  Upon  the  face  of  the  menu  was  a  most  artistic  repre- 
sentation of  the  badge  of  the  fraternity,  being  a  Greek  shield  in 
form,  with  the  various  precious  stones  around  the  outer  edge 
brought  out  into  relief  and  painted  by  hand  in  the  various  ap- 
propriate colors,  with  a  brilliant  diamond  in  the  center.  On  the 
front  page  of  the  menu  was  a  fine  and  life-like  portrait  of  Jus- 
tice Brewer,  and  throughout  the  menu  were  a  large  number  of 


340  UAXDROOK      OF      r.F.TA      'lllFTA      I'l. 

quaint  and  curior.s  hut  appropriate  quotations  from  Shakes- 
peare, hearing  upon  and  iUustrating  not  only  the  suhjccts  of  the 
different  toasts,  hut  the  various  courses  of  the  (Hnner  itself, 
wliicli  must  have  taken  the  committee  many  lahorious  hours  to 
arrange.  The  tailpiece  to  the  menu  was  a  faithful  reproduction 
of  a  most  fierce  bull-dog,  apparently  from  a  photograph. 
The  toast  list  was  as   follows : 

Toastmaster — Dr.    llohart   A.    Hare. 

The  Beta  Welcome Dr.   J.   Chalmers    Da   Costa 

Pennsylvania  'S4. 

The    Fraternity  William    Raimond    Raird 

Stevens    '7S. 

The    Guest David    J.    Brewer 

Wesleyan   '■'>^>. 

Beta   Theta   Pi   in   the   Law     ....       William    H.    Armstrong 

Princeton    '47. 

The  Influence  of  Fraternity  Life     .     .     Samuel  W.   Pennypacker 
Representing   the    University   of    Pennsylvania. 

Tlie  Ladies Thomas  X.   Orr 

Jefiferson  '57. 

Younglings,  but  not   Weaklings Samuel   P.   TuU 

Pennsylvania    '04. 

Dr,  Mare  is  an  ideal  toastniasler.  lie  stands  easy  lirst  among 
the  many  good  ones  in  the  fraternity.  The  welcome  of  Dr.  Da 
Costa  was  hearty  and  cordial,  and  with  just  enough  of  senti- 
ment to  warm  the  hearts  of  his  hearers.  The  resjionse  of 
Brother  Baird  w^as  listened  to  with  closest  attention,  and  his 
a.necdote  of  an  incident  of  Judge  Brewer's  career  in  the  Kansas 
Judiciary  occasioned  much  merriment.  Mr.  Hepburn's  speech 
was  notable  because  of  his  age,  the  fact  that  he  was  one  of  the 
old  Princeton  chapter  and  the  present  attitude  of  th.it  institution 
toward   the   fraternities,   and   because   it   showed   as   nothing   else 


THE  ODELL  DINNER.  341 

could  how  strong  a  hold  the  fraternity  has  upon  the  undergrad- 
uate, and  how  firm  it   lasts   throughout  his  after  life. 

Judge  Pennypacker  is  not  a  member  of  the  fraternity,  but 
being  a  trustee  of  the  university,  represented  the  institution  at 
the  feast  to  do  honor  to  the  guest.  His  speech  was  a  happy  one, 
and  while  he  paid  tribute  to  the  standing  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi, 
he  poked  considerable  fvm  at  some  of  its  members  who  hold 
high  places  in  the  politics  of  the  Keystone  state.  The  Rev. 
Thomas  X.  Orr,  as  an  after-dinner  speaker,  is  unique.  The  fun 
fairly  bubbles  out  of  him,  and  while  he  was  mirthful  and 
merry,  he  could  withal  be  serious  and  sentimental.  The  con- 
cluding toast  of  the  evening  was  by  a  representative  of  the 
resuscitated  Phi  chapter  who  narrated  the  trials  the  boys  had 
undergone  on  their  pathway  to  their  present  proud  eminence." 

On  February  1,  1901,  the  Columbia  chapter  and  the  New 
York  alumni  gave  a  dinner  to  Benjamin  Barker  Odell, 
Jr.,  Bethany  '77,  then  governor  of  the  State  of  New 
York,  at  the  Waldorf  Astoria  Hotel.  The  grip  was  epi- 
demic at  the  time  and  the  weather  was  unusually  in- 
clement and  the  toast  list  was  much  cut  down  in  conse 
quence  but  it  was  a  brilliant  occasion. 

Promptly  at  8:30  the  doors  Of  the  banqueting  hall 
were  opened  and  the  assembled  company  entered.  The 
first  impression  of  the  room  was  a  lasting  one  of  ele- 
gant comfort.  One  side  of  the  room  was  draped  with 
vertical  stripes  of  cream  colored  and  lemon  colored  bunt- 
ing; in  the  centre  was  a  large  flag  of  the  state  of  New- 
York  in  the  middle  of  which  was  a  panel  displaying  in 
huge  letters  "B  0  n"  made  up  of  incandescent  lamps. 
On  one  side  of  this  was  draped  the  flag  of  Columbia 
College  and  on  the  other  the  flag  of  the  fraternity. 


342  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

The  guest  table  was  immediately  in  front  of  this  wall 
and  on  a  raised  dais.  Tiie  tables  for  the  other  diners 
were  all  small  holding  but  eight.  Each  table  was  illum- 
inated with  candles  with  alternate  pink  and  blue  shades, 
bunches  of  beauty  and  other  roses  w^ere  on  all  of  the 
tables  in  the  utmost  profusion,  and  smilax  and  ivy  con- 
cealed efifcctively  the  rest  of  the  cloth.  The  effect  was 
beautiful  and  much  appreciation  was  expressed  at  the 
admirable  result  obtained  by  such  simple  means. 

The  menu  card  and  toast  list  formed  a  handsome 
souvenir.  It  was  a  vellum  covered  pamphlet  ])ound  in 
the  Columbia  colors.  The  inside  cover  was  of  original 
design  as  follows. 


'&' 


WNNEH  TENDERED  TO 

GOV'  BENJAMIN'B'ODEU 

■^77 


WTOE 

AA"  CHAPTERS  NEW  YORK  ALVMNl 

'OF  THE'B-e-TT'FRATTERNlTY' 

THE  VALDCBF  "  PEB^^l'lSOl 


THE  ODELL  DINNER.  343 

Within  the  cover,  on  one  page  was  the  menu,  on  the 
next,  the  toast  hst,  on  the  next  the  names  of  the  com- 
mittees. 

Hon.  John  S.  Wise  was  a  witty  and  altogether  pleas- 
ing toastmaster.  After  a  brief  speech  he  introduced  the 
guest  of  the  evening,  who  spoke  very  pleasantly  of  his 
membership  in  the  fraternity.  After  reading  a  lot  of  re- 
grets, with  caustic  side  remarks,  the  toastmaster  intro- 
duced Dr.  W.  A.  P.  Martin,  who  had  just  returned  from 
Pekin  after  having  undergone  all  of  the  trials  and  horrors 
of  the  memorable  siege  in  the  legation.  He  interested  his 
hearers  by  telling  them  entertainingly  and  at  first  hand  of 
his  experiences  in  China  and  particularly  during  the 
siege. 

Eli  Perkins  was  the  next  speaker  and  kept  the  tables 
in  a  roar  with  his  witticisms  with  their  classical  setting. 
His  dry  manner  and  air  of  modest  surprise  that  his  state- 
ments should  evoke  laughter  were  much  appreciated. 

James  Lindsay  Gordon  of  the  old  William  &  Mary 
chapter  followed,  and  responding  to  the  toast,  "Betas  in 
Public  Life,"  poked  a  lot  of  fun  at  the  distinguished 
guest  of  the  evening  and  those  around  him.  At  that 
time  Gordon  was  a  Tammany  Democrat  and  assistant 
district  attorney,  and  he  thoroughly  enjoyed  the  incon- 
gruity of  some  of  his  surroundings,  as  contrasted  with 
his  political  affiliations.  A  Virginian  of  the  Virginians, 
a  fine  orator,  he  charmed  by  his  manner  as  well 
as  his  words,  and    elicited    loud    and  prolonged  applause 


344  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

wlun  he  paid  a  tribute  to  the  fraternity  glowing  with 
fervt)r  and  patriotism. 

The  next  speaker  was  a  representative  of  Bethany, 
Governor  Odell's  chapter,  I'ercy  H.  Cochrane.  He  is 
also  a  Southerner  and  a  natural  orator,  and  spoke  feel- 
ingly and  pleasantly  of  the  pride  of  his  chapter  in  the 
success  of  its  l^rother  in  whose  honor  the  dinner  was 
given. 

Knowlton  Durham.  Columbia,  '01,  spoke  briefly  of 
the  college  and  chapter. 

The  final  speech  of  the  evening  was  by  Governor 
Francis  of  Missouri,  who  sent  his  regrets  and  then  came 
to  countermand  them  in  person.  I  le  made  a  speech  in  his 
usual  happy  vein  and  was  able  to  get  ahead  of  John  S. 
Wise  in  a  little  verbal  duel.  That  is  something  of  a  feat, 
as  New  York  Betas  know. 

This  dinner  w-as  widely  noticed  in  the  newspapers. 
Governor  ( )dell  when  he  left  Bethany  came  to  Columbia 
and  tried  very  hard  to  start  a  chapter  of  Beta  Theta  Pi. 
The  movement  was  not  favored  by  those  in  authority. 
Afterwards  he  joined  the  Columbia  chapter  of  Psi  Upsi- 
lon  forming  one  of  the  many  instances  of  double  mem- 
bership which  occurred  before  the  fraternity  extended 
eastwardly.  The  newspapers  rather  hoped  for  some  kind 
of  a  controversy  between  the  fraternities  but  were  of 
course  disappointed. 

In  the  winter  of  1902-3,  after  the  fall  elections  were 
over,  it  became  apparent  that  three  Betas  were  at  the 
same  time  governors  of  three  great  states,  Odell  of  New 


THE   THREE   GOVERNORS'   DINNER,  345 

York,  Bates  of  Massachusetts  and  Montague  of  Vir- 
ginia, and  it  was  determined  to  give  them  a  banquet  at 
New  York.  It  took  place  under  the  auspices  of  the 
chapters  of  District  II  and  the  New  York  alumni  March 
20,  1903,  at  the  Waldorf  Astoria  Hotel. 

From  the  columns  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  we  extract 
the  following: 

"The  spirit  which  pervaded  the  annual  dinner  of  District  II, 
on  the  night  of  March  20,  was  typified  when,  as  the  finale  of 
the  ovation  following  Governor  Montague's  eloquent  address, 
St.  Lawrence  men,  fresh  from  the  northwoods,  struck  the  key 
for  "Dixie"  and  joined  in  the  rebel  yell.  For  jovial  comming- 
ling of  men  from  college  classes  from  1S51  down  to  those  still 
on  the  undergraduate  rolls,  and  for  its  emphatic  doing  away 
with   the   bigotry   of   sectionalism,   it   was   remarkable. 

From  the  standpoint  of  the  fraternity,  the  assemblage  of  225 
men,  representing  thirty-two  college  chapters^  was  real  cause 
for  congratulation.  One  of  the  three  active  governors  in  whose 
special  honor  the  dinner  was  arranged — Governor  Odell,  of 
New  York — was  kept  from  the  engagement  by  a  recent  death  in 
his  family ;  and  an  ex-governor  whose  attendance  had  been  ex- 
pected— the  Hon.  David  R.  Francis,  of  Missouri — was  called 
away  by  official  engagements ;  but  the  expressions  from  both 
could  not  have  been  more  cordial  had  they  been  on  hand. 

The  Astor  gallery  at  the  Waldorf  was  brilliant  for  the  event 
in  the  colors  of  the  fraternity  displayed  with  the  national  flag 
and  the  pennants  of  several  of  the  colleges  of  District  II. 
Over  the  guests'  table  the  letters  "B  0  11"  in  incandescent 
lamps  threw  light  upon  the  official  emblems  of  the  three  states. 
New  York,  Virginia  and  Massachusetts. 

The  hour  preceding  the  dinner  was  given  to  informal  hand- 
shaking and  to  a  reception  by  the  guests  of  the  evening.  By 
the  time  the  march  to  the  tables  was  taken  up,  the  diners  had 


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THE   THREE   GOVERNORS'    DINNER.  347 

arranged  themselves,  with  the  aid  of  the  committee,  by  colleges 
into  congenial  groups.  The  nearly  thirty  tables  quite  taxed  the 
capacity  of  the  big  banquet  hall.  For  the  first  few  moments  of 
the  dinner  the  mere  bigness  of  the  crowd  threatened  to  im- 
pose "'company  manners"  upon  the  assembly.  The  silver-gray 
veteran  ex-Governor  Beaver  proved  himself  the  biggest  and  best 
"boy"  of  them  all,  and  soon  had  fraternity  songs  and  cheers 
and  college  yells  warming  the  heart  and  gladdening  the  eye  of 
old  Wooglin.  Columbia  and  Stevens,  both  with  big  delegations, 
vied  for  honors ;  up-state  St.  Lawrence  excited  comment  by  the 
size  and  voice  of  its  representation,  while  Cornell,  Syracuse 
and  Rutgers  were  not  far  behind.  What  the  more  remote  col- 
leges lacked  in  numbers  they  made  up  in  lung  power  and  by 
drafting  recruits  temporarily  for  their  respective  college  cheers." 

The  cover  of  the  menu  card  we  reproduce  in  facsimile. 

The  toast  list  was  as  follows : 

Toastmaster — Ex-Gov.  James  A.   Beaver,  Wash.-Jeff.,  '56 

Invocation Rollin   A.    Sawyer,    D.    D. 

Western  Reserve  '51. 

The  State  of  New  York     .     .     .     Gov.   Benjamin  B.   Odell,  Jr. 

Bethany  '77. 

The   State   of   Massachusetts         ....     Gov.   John   L.    Bates 

Boston  '85. 

The  State  of  Virginia Gov.  Andrew  J.   Montague 

Richmond  '82. 

Beta  Theta  Pi  in  the  North  Country    .     Hon.  Ledyard  P.  Hale 

St.  Lawrence  '76. 

Beta  Theta  Pi  in  Medicine     ....     Hobart  A.   Hare^  M.  D. 

Pennsylvania  '84. 

Beta  Theta  Pi  'Way  Down  East C.  'Vey  Holman 

Harvard  '82. 


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Beta  Theta  Pi  in  the  Second  District  .  Rev.  Robert  VV.  Courtney 

Rutgers  '99. 

Beta  Theta   Pi  in  War Rev.  George  A.   Crawford 

Boston  '78. 

Beta  Theta  Pi  in  Peace     ....     Hon.  Janu-s  Lindsay  Gordon 

William  &  Mary  '77. 

Beta   Theta    Pi    in    Washington     .     .     Hon.    William    D.    Bynuni 

Indiana  '69. 

Beta  Theta  Pi  in  Foreign  Lands     .     Ex-Gov.  David  R.  Francis 

Washington   '70. 

The  speeches  were  on  a  hig'h  level  and  concluded  with 
a  poem  by  Chamber.'^  Baird,  read  by  Willis  O.  Robb. 

H  BallaDe  ot  States 

L    New  York. 

In  the  Empire  State,  that  hath  waxed  so  great 

By  the  things  that  are  and  the  men  who  dare. 
Where  the  works  are  done  that  shall  cliallenge  fate, 

In  the  city  of  gold  by  the  sea  so  fair; 

In  the  marts  of  trade  and  the  haunts  of  care, 
Where  they  toil  and  they  jest,  and  but   death  gives  rest, — 

We  have  reared  our  fane  and  shall  not  beware : 
This   is  the  state  that  we  love  the  best. 

II.       M.\S.^.\CHrSETTS. 

In  tlio  old  Bay  State,  with  its  Boston  gate 

That  doth  open  the  way  to  its  culture  rare, 
Where  the  scholar  may  come  to  his  high  estate. 

There  is  history  made,  there  is  fame  to  spare; 

In  the  halls  of  learning  that  rise  so  fair 
For  the  eager  quest  of  the  truth  that  blest, — 


THE  STOKES  DINNER.  349 

We  have  reared  our  fane  and  shall  not  beware : 
This  is  the  state  that  we  love  the  best. 

III.    Virginia. 

In  the  Cavalier  State,  of  most  ancient  date, 

With  its  lands  so  proud  and  its  valleys   fair 
That  are  loved  by  the  sun  and  the  mountains  great, 

And  doth  ever  the  glamor  of  glory  wear ; 

Where  the  race  arose  that  could  do  and  dare. 
And  their  deeds  are  the  test  of  the  gentle's  crest, — 

We  have  reared  our  fane  and  shall  not  beware : 
This  is  the  state  that  we  love  the  best. 

ENVOY. 

Lord,  in  the  hearts  of  our  friends  who  care 

For  the  lords  whom  we  test  and  we  toast  as  guests, 
W'e  have  reared  our  fane  and  shall  not  beware : 

This  is  the  state  that  we  love  the  best. 

— Chambers  Baird,  Harvard  '82. 

The  last  of  the  notable  dinners  was  given  to  Edward 
C.  Stokes,  Brown,  '83,  Governor  of  New  Jersey,  ]\Iarch 
24,  1905,  at  the  hotel  Astor  in  Xew  York  city.  It  was 
well  attended,  about  300  being  present. 

The  banquets  we  have  specially  referred  to  have  been 
prominent  by  reason  of  the  attendance  or  the  guests  hoii- 
ored  or  both.  As  the  fraternity  grows  larger,  each  year 
in  Boston,  Philadelphia,  St.  Louis,  San  Francisco,  ]\Iin- 
neapolis,  Cleveland,  Chicago,  Kansas  City,  Buffalo,  and 
Denver,  banquets  take  place  which  twenty  years  ago 
would  have  been  matters  of  importance. 


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CHAPTER  XVII. 

Beta  Homes. 

The  fraternity  at  large  has  never  been  an  owner  of 
property.  Its  home  is  in  the  hearts  of  its  members.  But 
the  members  in  the  chapters  are  fast  being  gathered  into 
chapter  homes,  either  owned  or  rented  by  themselves  or 
special  corporations  organized  for  the  purpose,  and  one 
alumni  club  at  least  owned  its  own  home. 

THE  WOOGLIN   CLUB. 

This  was  a  club  composed  of  alumni  scattered  all  over 
the  country,  and  it  purchased  and  for  several  years  main- 
tained a  summer  resort  on  Lake  Chautauqua,  and  merits 
some  extended  notice.  The  inception,  as  told  by  one  of 
its  organizers  in  the  fraternity  journal,  was  as  follows: 

A  party  of  Beta  Theta  Pi  alumni,  while  en  route  to  the  re- 
cent Saratoga  convention  (of  1883).  stopped  at  Lake  Chautau- 
qua, New  York.  During  their  stay  at  this  beautiful  lake,  it  was 
suggested  that  the  alumni  might  there  establish  a  resort,  similar 
to  the  summer  club,  house  and  cottage  associations  which  are  in 
successful  operation  at  Bass  Island,  Little  Mountain,  and  other 
places  in  the  country,  where  the  accommodations  are  equal  to  the 
general  resorts,  but  at  largely  reduced  rate  of  expense.  i\.fter 
thoroughly  considering  the  mater,  it  was  unanimously  regarded 
both  practicable  and  eminently  desirable,  and  that  Lake  Chautau- 
qua,  all   things   considered,   offered   the  most   advantages   of  any 

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place  in  llic  country,  lion.  John  Reily  Knox,  one  of  the  found- 
ers of  our  order,  was  in  the  party,  and  an  earnest  advocate  of 
the  project.  Two  different  visits  have  l)een  made  to  the  lake 
since  the  convention  by  committees,  resulting  in  securing  a  con- 
tract for  purchase  at  $150  per  acre,  of  a  tract  of  nineteen  acres 
on  the  eastern  shore  of  the  lake,  near  Mayville.  and  named  by 
the  committee  "Wooglin  on  Chaulau(|ua."  This  spot  is  de- 
lightfully isolated  and  yet  within  easy  reach  of  all  points,  and, 
without  exception,  is  the  most  beautiful  and  desirable  location 
on  the  lake.  It  is  proposed  to  purchase  this  land  and  build  a 
suitable  clul)-b(nise.  the  company  to  be  composed  of  alumni  mem- 
bers of  good  character  and  standing,  and  such  persons  only.  At 
this  resort  the  members  and  their  families  m<ty  spend  their  va- 
cations, surrounded  by  all  the  attractions  of  the  general  resorts, 
l)ut  where  they  will  l)e  free  from  n])jecti()nable  features  and  the 
social  pests  which  infest  even  the  most  select  of  watering  places, 
and  where  the  expense  of  living  will  be  no  greater,  and  to  most 
members  less,  than  in  their  own  homes. 

The  project  was  enthusiastically  pushed,  was  thor- 
oughly advertised  throus^"hout  the  fraternity  1)\-  letters, 
circulars  and  personal  interviews,  and  resulted  in  the  for- 
mation of  a  corporation,  March  5,  1884,  under  the  laws 
of  Ohio. 

There  was  no  limitation  upon  the  mem1)ershi])  to  those 
who  helon£2^ed  to  the  fraternity.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  how- 
ever, we  do  not  think  anyone  not  a  Beta  ever  hecame  a 
memher.  The  idea  was  to  have  a  large  central  club-house, 
with  all  the  features  aiul  attractions  of  a  hotel,  surrotind- 
ed  by  cottages  to  be  built  u])on  lots  which  were  sold  to 
members.  The  cottagers  were,  of  course,  to  take  their 
meals  at  the  club-house. 


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The  plot  of  p^ronnd  ])iircliasecl  was  on  the  opposite  side 
of  the  lake  from  Mayville.  about  one  and  one-half  miles 
distant.  It  had  a  water  frontage  of  1,300  feet  and  a 
dei)th  of  about  (iOO  feet.  A  post  office  was  established 
at  tlie  ])lace  and  called  "Wooti^lin,  N.  Y." 

The  project  was  pushed  with  energy.  June  15,  1884, 
saw  the  commencement  of  the  building,  and  the  conven- 
tion of  18S4  was  held  in  it.  while  the  up])er  portion  was 
still  in  an  unfinished  condition.  Iliose  present  at  the 
convention  were  delighted  with  the  plan,  the  fine  climate, 
the  quiet  restfulncss  of  the  place,  the  sense  of  proprie- 
torship engendered  in  the  boys,  the  feeling  that  no  ob- 
jectionable intruders  could  mar  the  pleasure  of  the  com- 
pany, and  it  was  enthusiastically  taken  up  as  an  enter- 
prise to  lie  fathered  by  the  fraternity. 

All  went  well  that  season.  The  convention  of  1885 
was  not  held  there,  but  was  held  in  St.  Louis  ;  but  the 
succeeding  conventions  down  to  1898  w^ere  all  held  there. 

There  were  several  elements  of  weakness  in  the  pro- 
ject, which  onl\-  time  developed.  In  the  first  place,  more 
money  was  s])ent  than  was  received,  necessitating  loans, 
bonds,  liens,  mortgages  and  other  confidence-destroying 
legal  measures.  Then,  the  members  of  the  club  did  not 
themselves  patronize  it  in  any  number.  Many  lived  at  a 
distance,  man\-  waited  for  a  more  convenient  season,  and 
the  fact  was,  the  bulk  stayed  away,  and  left  the  faithful 
few  to  shoulder  the  burden.  The  season,  too,  was  very 
short,  being  practically  limited  to  July  and  August  of 
each  year. 


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Ill  l.ss'.t  tlicre  was  ^reat  dissatisfaction  expressed  with 
the  mana.c^ement  of  the  club ;  the  interest  on  the  debt  was 
not  ]iai(I.  and  the  prospect  of  prolonged  and  disastrous 
litigation  was  speedily  realized. 

A  new  management  mended  matters  some,  but  not 
nuich.  The  feeling  of  distrust  had  spread  among  the 
members,  and  cottages  were  not  buih.  xisitors  <lid  not 
come,  lawns  were  not  laid  out.  and  ]irogress  generally 
stopped.  In  the  summer  of  18!);>  Prof.  Tliornljurg,  1)y  his 
own  efforts,  put  a  system  of  water  supply  into  the  club- 
house and  perfected  the  drainage,  but  tlie  attendance,  out- 
side of  the  convention  week,  was  practicalK   /////. 

The  property  cost  about  $o(),()(iO.  The  mortgages  on  it 
were  foreclosed  and  it  passed  into  the  ])ossession  i»f  a 
hotel  company.  It  was  run  as  a  hotel  for  one  season  but 
the  house  was  destroyed  by  fire  in  ISiX;.  It  is  unfortu- 
nate tlial  the  name  of  the  fraternity  was  ever  attached  to 
the  clul).  It  was  the  outcome  of  the  highest  enthusiasm 
and  the  most  intense  loyaltw  Imt  the  members  have 
learned  that  the  tie  that  liinds  the  lletas  together  does  not 
necessarily  extend  to  tlieir  wi\es  and  families,  and  that 
the  possession  of  real  restate  is  not  an  immixed  ])lessing. 

Tiie  idea  was  a  good  one,  but  the  experience  gained 
from  it  has  once  more  tauglu  tl'.e  lesson  that  membership 
in  fraternities  like  ours  can  not  be  made  the  basis  of  Imsi- 
ness  enterprises. 

The  conventions  which  were  held  there  will  all  be 
pleasanti}-  remembered  b\-  all  who  attended  them. 


CHAPTER   HOUSES.  357 

In  1893,  when  the  first  edition  of  this  book  was  pre- 
pared, four  of  the  chapters  owned  houses,  viz. :  Amherst, 
Michigan,  DePauw^  and  Cahfornia,  and  fifteen  chapters 
rented  them,  viz. :  Boston,  Maine,  Weleyan,  Cornell, 
Stevens,  St.  Lawrence.  Colgate.  Syracuse,  Pennsylvania 
State,  Johns  Hopkins,  Lehigh,  Ohio  State,  Minnesota  and 
Beloit. 

Now  in  190T,  36  chapters  own  houses,  viz. :  Amherst. 
Bowdoin,  Dartmouth,  Maine.  Rutgers,  Wesleyan,  Yale, 
Colgate,  Cornell,  St.  Lawrence,  Syracuse,  Dickinson,  Le- 
high, Pennsylvania,  Pennsylvania  State,  North  Carolina, 
Ohio  State,  Denison,  DePauw,  Michigan,  Iowa,  Minne- 
sota, Missouri,  California,  Stanford  and  Washington 
State. 

And  3'3  chapters  rent  houses,  viz. :  Boston,  Columbia. 
Stevens,  Toronto,  Union,  Johns  Hopkins,  Washington  & 
Jefiferson,  Virginia,  Texas,  Bethany.  Ohio,  Wittenberg, 
Case,  Kenyon,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  Western  Reserve.  Woos- 
ter,  Indiana,  Purdue,  Wabash,  Beloit.  Chicago,  Illinois, 
Knox,  Northwestern,  Wisconsin,  Iowa  State,  Iowa  Wes- 
leyan, Nebraska.  Colorado,  Denver  and  Kansas.  Of  these 
Bethany,  Indiana,  Beloit  and  Illinois  are  living  in  houses 
especially  built  for  them. 

The  Washington  { Mo. ) ,  West  Virgmia  and  Cincin- 
nati chapters  rent  apartments  wdiich  afford  many  of  the 
conveniences  of  a  chapter  house. 

The  Brown.  Stevens,  Union,  Texas,  X'anderbilt,  Wes- 
tern Reserve,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  Knox,  Wisconsin,  Ne- 
braska and  Kansas  chapters  all  have  plans  matured,  con- 


House  of  the  Yale  Chapter. 


CHAPTER   HOUSES.  359 

siderable  money  collected  and  in  several  instances  the 
ground  purchased  on  which  to  erect  houses. 

The  entire  fraternity  is  therefore  in  chapter  houses  ex- 
cept Brown,  which  is  now  building,  and  Davidson, 
Hampden-Sidney,  Central,  Hanover,  and  Westminster.  It 
is  a  curious  fact  that  the  five  last  mentioned  are  all  rela- 
tively small  Presbyterian  colleges.  The  need  for  new 
dormitory  room  has  not  been  felt  there  as  keenly  as  else- 
where. 

It  will  be  understood  that  these  houses  vary  much  in 
size,  cost  and  appointments.  The  Yale  house  for  example 
is  used  purely  as  a  club  house.  The  men  do  not  sleep  or  eat 
in  the  house.  The  Wesleyan  house  is  a  dwelling  and  all 
of  the  members  of  the  chapter  eat  there  whether  they 
live  there  or  not.  Almost  every  chapter  has  a  plan  of  its 
own  which  differs  from  that  of  every  other  chapter. 

In  the  houses  which  have  been  especially  built  for  the 
chapters  there  is  usually  provided  a  suitable  lodge  room 
or  meeting  place.  In  houses  not  so  specially  built  the  par- 
lors are  used  as  assembly  rooms.  In  the  newly  built 
houses  the  ground  floor  is  usually  arranged  so  that  the 
rooms  can  all  be  thrown  into  one  open  space  and  so  be 
well  adapted  for  dancing  and  for  banquet  purposes.  The 
bed  rooms  are  commonly  arranged  so  that  two  of  them 
open  into  a  common  study  room. 

When  the  chapter  houses  were  first  in  use  many  fra- 
ternity workers  advocated  a  uniform  design  for  all  of  the 
houses  in  the  fraternity,  but  the  scheme  was  found  to  be 
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The  houses  are  run  in  the  usual  manner  common  to 
clubs.  There  is  generally  a  house  committee,  but  some- 
times the  chapter  as  a  whole  acts  as  such.  Usually  each 
member,  whether  he  rooms  or  eats  in  the  house  or  not, 
pays  a  house  tax,  and  then  pays  separately  for  the  other 
accommodations  which  he  receives. 

The  houses  are  owned  by  the  chapters  incorporated  as 
clubs,  by  associations  of  alumni,  through  the  medium  of 
trustees  and  possibly  in  other  ways.  Some  of  the  corpo- 
rations are  stock  corporations  and  some  are  membership 
corporations.  The  money  to  purchase  the  houses  has 
been  secured  in  some  instances  by  gift,  in  other  cases 
through  the  sale  of  stock.  All  of  the  houses  are  being 
gradually  paid  for  and  when  the  houses  are  all  paid  for 
they  will  be  worth  in  the  aggregate  nearly,  if  not  quite. 
a  million  dollars.  They  range  in  cost  from  $3,500  to 
$28,000. 

The  Amherst  house  was  the  first  one  owned  in  the  fra- 
ternity.  It  is  described  as  follows : 

It  is  very  pleasantly  located  on  the  corner  of  College  and 
Maple  streets,  facing  the  common,  and  is  surronnded  by  a  large 
and  beautiful  lawn,  with  a  tennis  court  in  the  rear.  It  is  about 
three  minutes  walk  from  chapel,  and  two  minutes  from  the  post- 
office.  The  house  was  built  in  1883,  with  the  thought  of  having 
it  adapted  to  fraternity  life.  In  1886  it  was  purchased  by  the 
chapter,  and  since  then  the  interior  has  been  changed  for  the 
convenience  of  the  fraternity ;  and  during  the  past  iew  years, 
the  hall,  parlor  and  reading  room  have  been  refitted  and  taste- 
fully refurnished.  On  entering  the  house,  the  parlor  is  on  the 
left  from  which  the  reading  room  opens  by  folding  doors.  With 


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the  exception  of  a  large  billiard  room  in  the  rear  of  the  house, 
and  opening  on  the  back  piazza,  the  other  rooms  on  the  first 
floor  are  used  for  studies.  There  are  eleven  suites  of  rooms, 
accommodating  27  students,  the  sleeping  rooms  being  in  the 
back  part  of  the  house,  on  the  second  and  third  floors.  From 
the  vestibule  the  hall  runs  through  the  house  to  a  rear  hall, 
which  opens  upon  the  back  piazza.  A  broad  veranda  extends 
across  the  front  of  the  house. 

The  California  house  is  unique  in  appearance.  It  was 
opened  in  the  spring  of  1893,  and  is  described  by  the  cor- 
responding- secretary  as  follows : 

The  new  hall  of  Omega  chapter  is  located  just  outside  the 
university  grounds,  to  the  north,  on  high  ground,  from  which 
there  is  a  magnificent  view  of  San  Francisco  bay,  Mt.  Tamal- 
pais  and  the  Golden  Gate.  The  greatest  length  of  the  house  is 
from  north  to  south,  the  accompanying  photograph  showing  this 
length  as  seen  from  the  northwest,  the  trees  in  the  university 
grounds  in  the  background.  The  house  is  in  three  main  divisions, 
the  central  one  being  the  Chapter  hall,  with  high,  arched  ceiling, 
lighted  by  dormers  at  the  second  story  level.  .French  windows 
open  out  from  it  to  the  great  veranda  on  the  west.  At  one  end 
of  the  hall  is  a  very  large  fireplace,  with  surrounding  seats  in 
the  walls.  Above  this  is  a  balcony,  gained  by  a  stairway  at  the 
left;  this  balcony  crosses  to  the  library,  which  occupies  the  sec- 
ond story  of  the  second  division  of  the  house.  This  second 
division,  containing  the  library  upstairs  and  sitting-room  down- 
stairs is  connected  with  the  chapter  hall  at  the  southwest  cor- 
ner of  the  latter.  French  windows  open  out  from  the  sitting- 
room,  also,  upon  the  veranda.  The  third  part  of  the  house,  lying 
to  the  north  of  the  chapter  hall,  is  three  stories  high,  and  contains 
on  the  ground  Moor  the  reception  hall  and  oriel,  the  dining-room, 
kitchen  and  pantries ;  on  the  second  floor  four  sleeping  rooms, 
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rooms,  shower  bath  and  lavatory ;  besides  this,  there  is  a  house 
keeper's  room,  on  a  half  floor  between  the  first  and  second  floors. 
Part  of  this  third  division  is  covered  with  plaster,  as  seen  in  the 
picture.  The  rest  is  covered  with  unpaiinted  cedar  shingles. 
Ihe  dining  room  has  its  greatest  length  east  and  west,  i.  c,  per- 
pendicularly to  that  of  the  chapter  hall,  from  which  it  is  sep- 
arated by  panels,  which  can  be  removed  when  occasion  requires. 
The  inside  finish  is  redwood,  with  the  natural  color  preserved 
by  oil  and  wax.  The  dining-room  and  chapter  hall  are  paneled 
to  a  height  of  about  nine  feet,  xhe  house  is  lighted  with  incan- 
descent lights.  The  picture  does  not  show  the  main  entrance, 
which  faces  the  east,  and  is  immediately  behind  the  dining-room. 

The  house  of  the  DePauw  chapter  was  secured  in  1890  and 
was  purchased  from  Professor  Tompkins,  of  the  State  Normal 
School. 

It  contains  13  rooms,  and  14  students  now  room  in  it.  There 
are  two  double  parlors  and  a  music  room  and  library,  besides 
the  bedrooms.  The  house  is  situated  within  four  doors  of  the 
main  college.  It  has  a  beautiful  lawn  and  fine  tennis  court,  and 
there  is  a  suitable  driveway  and  stable.  The  house  has  the 
modern  improvements,  and  is  lighted  with  gas. 

The  Michigan  chapter  house  stands  on  a  lot  100  by 
150  feet  at  the  southwest  corner  of  State  and  Madison 
streets,  a  short  block  from  the  campus.  Six  other  frater- 
nity houses  are  in  the  immediate  vicinity  and  as  the 
Michigan  Union  has  puchased  the  old  Judge  Cooley 
place,  three  doors  north,  for  its  permanent  club  house, 
the  location  is  the  best  in  town. 

The  place  was  purchased  January  17,  1891,  for  $9,750 
and  the  old  square  two  story  red  brick  building  with 
porch  and  bathroom  added  made  a  very  acceptable  chap- 
ter house  until  abandoned  after  commencement  in  1903. 


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The  present  house  is  built  of  cream  brick  with  white 
porch  and  trimmings  and  in  a  few  years  will  be  entirely 
covered  with  ivy.  It  is  square,  60  x  60  feet,  three  stories 
high  and  stands  well  back  surrounded  by  a  green  lawn, 
stone  walks  and  fine  trees. 

The  interior  is  even  better  than  the  exterior.  As  one 
enters  he  steps  from  the  vestibule  into  a  square  hall  two 
stories  high  with  the  broad  stairway  dividing  and  leading 
to  right  and  left  to  the  gallery  which  extends  around 
all  four  sides  of  the  hall.  One  suite  of  three  rooms,  four 
of  two,  a  single  room,  a  bath  room  v\"ith  showers,  etc., 
■opens  ofif  the  gallery.  Two  flights  of  stairs  lead  to  the 
third  floor  which  has  four  suites  of  two  rooms  each,  two 
single  rooms  and  a  bath  room  as  well  as  the  chapter 
hall.  This  latter  is  34  x  30  feet  and  16  feet  high  with 
gallery  and  ante  rooms. 

On  the  first  floor,  opening  from  the  hall  are  the  re- 
ception and  dining  rooms  on  the  left  and  parlor  on  the 
right.  These  can  all  be  thrown  together  for  dancing  or 
banquets.  At  the  northwest  corner  of  the  house  beyond 
the  side  entrance  on  Madison  street  is  the  general  loafing 
room  with  the  library,  broad  leather  window  seats  and 
great  open  fire  place.  In  the  basement  is  the  steam  heat- 
ing apparatus,  laundry,  store  rooms  and  space  for  bil- 
liard room  and  fire  proof  vault  which  it  is  planned  to  add 
later.  There  is  a  rear  entrance  to  the  basement  and 
kitchen  and  on  the  second  and  third  floors,  entirely  sep- 
arate from  the  main  i)art  of  the  house,  are  the  servants' 
quarters. 


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The  house  accommodates  twenty-two  men  without 
crowding  and  the  dining  room  seats  thirty-six  with  room 
left  for  as  many  more  Betas  as  there  may  be  on  the  visit- 
ing athletic  team. 

The  whole  property  represents  a  cash  investment  of 
$35,000.  The  generous  alumni  have  already  contributed 
one-half  of  this  amount  and  notes  from  the  active  mem- 
bers and  alumni  and  income  from  the  chapter  make  the 
problem  of  paying  the  remainder  a  simple  question  of  time. 
The  title  is  held  by  "The  Beta  Theta  Pi  Club  of  Michi- 
gan" and  too  much  credit  cannot  be  given  to  Junius  E. 
Beal  and  John  H.  Grant,  both  of  '82,  for  the  part  they 
have  played  in  the  work.  The  new  house  was  dedicated 
June  IT,  1903.  The  chapter  first  entered  a  house  in  the 
fall  of  1S82.  The  architect  of  the  Michigan  house  was 
Albert  F.  D'Oench,  Washington,  '72. 

"The  Minnesota  house  is  Greek  in  style  as  well  as  name. 
It  is  an  exact  reproduction  of  the  Parthenon  save  as  to 
size  and  materials.  Its  dimensions  are  35  x  65  feet  in- 
cluding the  portico.  The  walls  are  of  brick  veneer,  the  col- 
umns and  cornices  of  timber.  A  handson:e  general  effect 
has  been  secured  by  careful  attention  to  the  brick  work 
and  painting.  Great  pains  were  taken  to  select  bricks  of 
uniform  color,  and  these  were  laid  with  colored  mortar 
after  a  unique  method.  The  character  of  the  whole 
structure  indicates  that  it  is  an  abode  for  Greeks,  and  the 
particular  clan  to  which  it  belongs  is  proclaimed  by  a 
simple  plate  in  the  tympanum  with  the  letters  B  ©  n  in 
gold  upon  a  maroon  background,  the  colors  of  the  uni- 


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versity.  Two  sets  of  double  doors  in  copper  and  very 
heavv  plate  glass  bear  the  same  letters  in  handsome  mon- 
ograms." 

"The  entire  first  floor  is  devoted  to  chapter  and  social 
life.  A  wide  hall,  separated  from  the  rooms  on  each  side 
by  arches  only,  leads  to  the  chapter-hall  at  the  rear  of  the 
building.  This  room  is,  as  every  chapter-hall  ought  to 
be,  the  largest  and  finest  in  the  building;  it  has  for  its 
length  the  whole  width  of  the  structure,  35  feet,  and  for 
its  width  15  feet.  The  wood  work  is  of  quartered  oak, 
and  the  furniture  is  of  the  same  material.  The  walls  are 
tinted  pink  and  blue  and  are  adorned  with  chapter  pic- 
tures, banners,  athletic  trophies  and  other  evidences  of 
B  n  achievements.  In  front  of  the  chapter  room  at  the 
right  of  the  hall  are  tw^o  parlors,  on  the  left  a  lounging- 
room  and  a  wide  staircase  leading  to  the  second  floor. 
The  lounging-room  contains  a  large  fireplace,  a  hand- 
some mantel  and  a  comfortable  settle.  Both  mantel  and 
settle  are  of  the  same  material  as  the  rest  of  the  wood- 
work outside  of  the  chapter-hall — sycamore  stained  ma- 
hogany. The  furniture  is  of  mahogany  and  leather ;  the 
draperies  of  heavy  red  silk.  The  floors  are  of  hard  ma- 
ple. The  arrangement  of  the  rooms  has  elicited  much  ad- 
miration ;  by  opening  two  sliding  doors  the  entire  floor 
can  be  thrown  into  what  is  practically  one  big  room  with 
a  number  of  cozy  corners,  making  splendid  provision  for 
dancing  and  receptions." 

"The  second  floor  is  divided  into  five  rooms  for  mem- 
bers who  desire  to  reside  in  the  house.     Each  room  is 


MAINE   CHAPTER   HOUSE.  373 

large  enough  to  accommodate  two  men.  All  have  large 
closets  and  are  well  lighted." 

"The  third  floor  is  a  large  hall  planned  for  initiations, 
gymnastics  and  similar  uses.  At  one  end  of  it  is  a  plat- 
form, which  can  be  utilized  as  a  stage  for  private  theat- 
ricals." 

"The  basement  contains  a  large  dining-room,  pantry, 
kitchen,  matron's  room  and  furnace  room.  The  house  is 
heated  by  hot  water  and  lighted  by  gas  and  electricity." 

The  Maine  house  is  a  monument  to  the  loyalty  of  the 
alumni  of  that  chapter.  Suddenly  realizing  the  need  for 
new  accommodations  the  alumni  with  a  small  nucleus  of 
$2,000  raised  nearly  $11,000  more  in  ten  weeks,  and 
built  the  house  in  a  remarkably  short  time. 

It  is  an  attractive  house  of  a  modified  colonial 
type,  specially  designed  for  the  site  it  occupies.  The 
house  is  low  and  rambling,  with  agreeable  lines.  It 
faces  the  south,  that  is,  toward  the  campus.  The  length 
on  the  front  is  eighty-seven  feet,  and  on  the  west,  the 
side  which  faces  the  Stillwater  river,  it  is  sixty-five  feet. 

The  entrance  is  into  a  living-hall,  thirty  by  thirty-two 
feet,  from  the  rear  of  which  a  winding  flight  of  stairs 
leads  to  the  second  story.  Connecting  with  the  hall,  in 
the  main  house,  is  a  reading  room,  fifteen  by  thirty-two. 
This  room  has  an  open  fireplace  and  a  bay  window.  In 
the  rear  of  the  reading  room  is  a  study  and  a  bed  room. 
A  hall  connects  with  a  door  opening  toward  the  athletic 
field.  Opening  into  the  hall,  in  the  ell,  is  the  dining- 
room,  eighteen  by  thirty-one.     This  also  has  a  fireplace 


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and  a  bay  window  with  a  long,  low  window-seat.  These 
three  rooms,  the  hall,  reading  and  dining-rooms,  give 
a  large  floor  space  for  dancing.  Opening  from  the  hall 
are  French  windows,  leading  to  a  piazza,  from  which 
steps  go  down  to  the  terraces,  sloping  toward  the  river. 
Back  of  the  dining  room  are  a  butler's  pantry,  kitchen, 
pantry,  a  room  for  the  chef,  a  bedroom  and  several  clos- 
ets. There  is  an  entrance  from  the  south  back  of  the 
kitchen  w'ith  stairs  going  to  the  second  floor  and  to  the 
cellar,  and  another  on  the  east  end,  where  a  new  road  is 
to  be  laid  out. 

On  the  second  floor  are  seven  studies,  six  of  them  in 
the  main  part  of  the  house.  These  are  about  fifteen  by 
sixteen,  and  accommodate  three  men  each.  There  are 
also  two  bathrooms,  a  lavatory  and  nine  bedrooms.  The 
bedrooms  are  about  nine  by  twelve,  with  a  closet  in  each  ; 
an  outside  window  and  transom  over  the  door  provide 
for  a  good  circulation  of  air  in  each  room. 

The  third  floor  is  available  for  storage  onlv.  The 
house  is  heated  by  steam  and  lighted  by  electricity.  it 
will  accommodate  twenty-four  or  twenty-five  men  com- 
fortably. 

The  North  Carolina  house  is  a  small  one  but  it  suits 
its  environment,  is  admirably  adapted  for  its  purpose 
and  has  been  of  great  help  to  the  chapter.  As  illustrat- 
ing the  spirit  with  which  many  of  the  chapter  houses 
have  been  built,  we  reproduce  from  the  Beta  Theta  Pi, 
some  account  of  the  enterprise  written  by  an  under- 
graduate at  the  time  the  house  was  built.     The  first  ap- 


NORTH    CAROLINA    CHAPTER    HOUSE.  377 

peal  for  money  met  with  the  following  reply : 

Chairman  House  Committee,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C. 

Dear  Brother:  Your  letter  is  by  me,  and  will  answer  now 
because  I  have  been  waiting  for  a  chance  to  express  my  appre- 
ciation of  the  permanent  part  the  fraternity  played  in  my  life. 
Enclosed  you  will  find  ten  dollars.  Will  give  more  when  I  can. 
Wish  I  were  able  now.     As  ever. 

Yours  in kai 

P.  S. — I  want  to  come  to  the  house-warming  when  it  is  ready. 

"This  was  the  note.  It  was  onr  first  response.  Its  cor- 
dial spirit  put  new  life  into  us,  it  made  us  feel  that  H  B 
stands  for  something  real  to  her  sons." 

"With  such  encouragement  we  went  on ;  and  by  June 
the  best  located  lot  on  the  edge  of  the  campus  was  ours. 
Then  Mr.  R.  F.  Dalton,  of  Greensboro,  father  of  Brother 
A.  C.  Dalton,  became  interested  in  our  earnest  efforts. 
He  proved  a  friend  indeed ;  secured  building  material  at 
cost,  supervised  the  work  free  of  charge,  and  obtained 
the  money  needed  that  we  could  not  secure.  He  made 
trip  after  trip  here  at  his  own  expense  until  a  few  weeks 
ago,  when  the  house  was  turned  over  to  us." 

"This  is  the  best  fraternitv  house  on  "The  Hill," — not 
such  a  home,  of  course,  as  many  of  our  more  fortunate 
brothers  have  in  the  North  and  West ;  but  this  little 
Beta  cottage  looks  fine  down  here.  Down  stairs  the  house 
has-  a  comparatively  large  reception  room,  a  wide  corri- 
dor, a  meeting-hall  and  an  alumni  chamber ;  up  stairs, 
four  bed   rooms." 

"The  social  feature  of  the  chapter  is  a  great  part  of  its 


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LEHIGH   CHAPTER  HOUSE.  379 

life,  but  that  isn't  the  best  thing  about  the  chapter  house. 
The  most  beautiful  thing  about  our  true  fraternal  life  is 
the  home  place,  so  to  speak,  that  the  fraternity  takes  to 
encourage  the  boys  to  do  higher  things.  We  believe  that 
is  what  B  0  n  stands  for,  nationally,  and  we  know  that 
is  what  she  is  earnestly  trying  to  stand  for,  locally.  Last 
year  the  only  fraternity  man  in  college  who  made  <J>  B  K 
was  a  Beta ;  and  this  year  the  athletic  editor  of  Carolina's 
athletic  organ  is  a  Beta ;  also,  the  present  president  of  the 
literary  society — the  first  fraternity  man  that  has  been 
its  president  in  three  years." 

The  Lehigh  house  was  purchased  by  the  chapter  and 
cost  a  little  over  $10,000.  It  is  admirably  situated,  and  is 
described  by  the  Lehigh  men  as  follows : 

"Our  new  home  is  exceptionally  well  adapted  for  a 
fraternity  house.  The  first  floor  is  divided  into  library 
and  dining  room  on  one  side  and  saloon  parlor  on  the 
other,  with  reception  hall  and  winding  stairs  in  the  center. 
Back  of  these  is  a  kitchen,  cloak-room  and  study.  On 
the  second  floor  are  seven  study  rooms  and  a  bath  room. 
The  third  floor  contains  one  study,  a  bath  and  bed  rooms. 
Our  plan  is  to  have  study  and  sleeping  rooms  separate, 
and  even  though  this  necessitates  much  floor  space,  we 
have  room  for  nineteen  men  comfortably.  The  outside 
appearance  is  much  added  to  by  a  terraced  green  and 
side  lawn." 

The  Pennsylvania  State  chapter  has  a  lieautiful 
house  worth  about  $20,000.  The  movement  to  secure  it 
is  described  as  follows : 


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"The  board  of  trustees  of  the  college,  at  its  meeting  in 
June,  1894,  alloted  a  very  desirable  portion  of  the  camp- 
us to  the  fraternities,  an  acre  to  be  given  to  anv  frater- 
nity which  would  erect  a  creditable  building,  the  style 
and  cost  of  same  to  be  approved  by  the  board.  Alpha  Up- 
silon  immediately  applied,  and  had  the  choice  of  lots. 
Among  the  alumni  present  at  commencement  and  the  ac- 
tive chapter,  $'2,1()()  was  promptly  pledged.  In  order  to 
properly  carry  on  the  project  it  was  deemed  advisable  to 
form  a  corporation,  which  was  done  under  the  name  of 
the  Alpha  Upsilon  Chapter  of  the  Fraternity  of  Beta 
Theta  Pi." 

"With  this  amount  the  building  committee  set  to  work. 
Plans  and  specifications  were  adopted  and  the  contract 
let.  Ground  was  broken  before  the  summer  was  ended, 
and  the  work  pushed  forward  steadily  until  it  was  com- 
pleted, in  May,  1895." 

"The  building  is  of  select  brick,  with  slate  roof ;  a  ver- 
anda 12  feet  in  width  encircles  three  sides  of  the  house, 
giving  an  entire  frontage  to  the  building  of  88  feet.  The 
interior  is  finished  in  oak,  with  hard  wood  floors.  The 
hall  through  the  center  on  the  first  floor  is  19  x  27  feet, 
with  the  drawing  room  and  club  room,  each  15  x  21  feet, 
on  one  side,  and  the  dining  room,  22  x  30  feet,  pantry  and 
kitchen  on  the  other.  The  rooms  on  this  floor  are  so  ar- 
ranged with  large  doors  that  all  can  be  thrown  into  one. 
The  sleeping  and  study  rooms,  on  the  second  and  third 
floors,  are  14  in  number,  beside  a  bath  room  on  each 
floor.     One  room  is  very  large,  and  intended  for  occas- 


DENISON  CHAPTER  HOUSE.  .  383 

ions  when  a  large  number  of  visitors  are  in  the  house.  It 
will  allow  of  a  dozen  cots,  which  will  be  brought  into 
requisition  in  the  commencement  season.  These  rooms 
are  all  commodious  and  specially  well  lighted,  while  the 
sanitary  arrangements  throughout  the  house  are  most 
satisfactory.    The  house  is  heated  by  steam." 

"Any  mention  of  the  building  must  include  the  beau 
tiful  opalescent  emblematic  window  at  the  first  landing 
as  you  ascend  the  main  stairway.  Considerable  time  was 
spent  on  this  feature.  Designs  were  submitted  by  a  num- 
ber of  artists  in  the  east,  and  after  a  great  deal  of  delib- 
eration a  selection  was  made.  The  idea  you  will  get 
from  the  accompanying  cut.  The  worth  of  its  design  and 
harmonious  coloring  cannot  be  adequately  described."' 
This  house  was  burned  a  year  or  two  after  its  erection 
but  was  at  once  rebuilt  on  its  original  lines. 

The  Denison  chapter  house  is  a  three-story  frame 
building  erected  on  a  lot  of  one  and  one-half  acres  at  the 
corner  of  Elm  and  Mulberry  streets  in  Granville,  Ohio. 
On  the  first  floor  there  is  a  general  assembly  room  thirty- 
one  feet  long  by  seventeen  feet  wide  opening  with  large 
double  doors  into  a  dining  room  thirty-three  feet  long  by 
sixteen  feet  wide.  Another  side  of  the  assembly  room 
■opens  into  a  front  hall,  across  which  is  a  music  room, 
and  this  in  turn  opens  into  a  smoking  room  or  den.  At 
the  back  of  the  house  are  the  kitchen  and  pantries.  On 
the  second  and  third  floors  are  ten  bedrooms  for  the 
members,  giving  room  for  twenty  men.  At  the  back  of 
"the  second  and  third  floors,  and  entirely  cut  ofif  from  the 


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main  part  of  the  house,  are  four  rooms  for  the  house 
keeper  and  her  assistants.  On  the  third  floor  a  room 
about  twenty-two  by  twenty-live  feet  is  reserved  for  an 
initiation  hall.  On  three  sides  of  the  house  is  a  porch 
one  hundred  and  eighty  feet  long  and  fifteen  feet  wide. 
At  the  back  of  the  house  is  a  tennis  court. 

The  architect  of  the  Dartmouth  chapter  house  was 
Charles  A.  Rich,  'To,  a  member  of  the  chapter.  The 
house  is  described  by  the  Dartmouth  men  as  follows: 
The  house  resembles  a  comfortable  colonial  mansion.  It 
is  two  stories  in  height  in  front  and  one  in  the  rear ;  the 
whole  rear,  in  fact,  being  taken  up  by  a  large  ground- 
floor  room,  called  in  the  plans  a  "goat"  hall  or  initiation 
room.  It  is  expected  that  this  room  will  be  used  for  ini- 
tiations and  for  a  chapter  assembly  room.  This  room  has 
a  large  center  skylight  and  small  side  windows  far  above 
the  floor,  so  as  to  give  a  large  amount  of  wall  space  for 
decorative  purposes.  This  is  a  somewhat  novel  feature  in 
fraternity  houses." 

"The  house  has  stone  foundations,  but  is  otherwise  a 
frame  structure ;  the  style  being  as  stated  above,  colonial 
in  general  effect  and  harmonizing  admirably  with  its 
surroundings.  The  third  story  is  so  arranged  that  it  can 
be  supplied  with  dormer  windows  and  finished  ofif  into 
suites  of  rooms  as  may  be  required." 

"The  framing  of  the  house  is  of  spruce,  the  outside  fin- 
ish of  white  pine,  the  inside  finish  of  white  wood.  The 
front  hall,  vestibule,  goat-room  and  stairs  are  finished  in 
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ment  in  cypress.     A  huge  fireplace  is  supplied  to  the  hall 
and  the  goat-room,  large  enough  for  large  logs." 

"The  closet  room  is  ample,  the  toilet  facilities  good, 
the  plumbing  of  the  latest  sanitary  type  and  the  scheme 
of  decoration  simple  and  neat  almost  to  severity.  In  the 
basement  are  a  billiard  room,  the  janitor's  apartments 
and  storage  rooms." 

The  Stanford  chapter  house  is  on  the  campus  and 
near  to  the  scene  of  all  the  student  activities.  When  it 
was  built  in  189  T  it  was  described  by  the  chapter  as  fol- 
lows : 

"The  Beta  house  faces  about  southwest,  and  is  sur- 
rounded by  very  fine  prospects.  Just  across  the  roadway 
in  front  of  the  house  the  rounded  foothills  begin  to  rise. 
These  are  tan-colored  during  the  greater  part  of  the 
year,  and  are  dotted  with  evergreen  live-oak.'' 

It  has  three  stories.  The  roofs  are  large,  and  sweep  to 
the  first  story  in  front  and  to  the  second  story  in  the  rear. 
There  are  three  verandas  and  a  balcony.  The  color  is 
dull  bluish  green,  with  cream  trimmings.  Our  lot  is  very 
large." 

"The  first  floor  is  given  up  entirely  to  the  parlor,  re- 
ception hall,  library,  dining  room,  and  kitchen,  with  its 
accompanying  essentials.  The  wood  work  is  Oregon  fir. 
The  walls  are  finished  with  a  panelled  wainscoating  of  a 
height  of  five  feet,  and  rough  plastering  tinted  in  terra 
cotta  in  the  reception  hall  and  parlor,  in  green  in  the  li- 
brary, and  in  cream  in  the  dining  room.  The  house  is 
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parlor  and  hall  are  quite  large,  occupying  a  great  part  of 
the  first  floor  space,  and  are  connected  by  so  wide  an 
opening,  in  the  center  of  which  are  three  pillars  support- 
ing the  top  beam,  that  in  connection  with  the  dining 
room,  which  can  be  thrown  in  with  them,  they  form  a 
fairly  commodious  dancing  space." 

"On  the  second  floor,  there  are  eight  living  rooms  and 
two  bath  rooms.  The  rooms  are  large  enough,  and  all 
but  one  have  good  closets.  The  third  floor  is  at  present 
one  large  attic,  which  serves  admirably  for  initiation 
purposes,  and  in  which  we  intend  to  hold  private  theat- 
ricals for  our  own  amusement.  We  can  now  accommo- 
date IG  persons  with  ease,  and  shall  finally  be  able  to 
'house  24." 

This  house  was  slightly  injured  by  the  earthquake  in 
1906.  but  the  damage  was  speedily  repaired.  It  is  one  of 
the  handsomest  houses  at  Stanford  and  is  beautifully 
surrounded  with  flowers  and  shrubbery. 

The  Colgate  chapter  house  is  located  on  Broad  street 
in  Madison  facing  the  university  campus  and  nearly  op- 
posite Taylor  Hall.  At  the  rear  it  overlooks  the  valley 
to  the  south.  The  interior  is  finished  in  quartered  oak. 
The  fireplaces  have  mantels  with  Dutch  tiles.  The  house 
is  three  stories  high  and  has  accommodations  for  fifteen 
students.  On  the  first  floor  are  the  library,  reception 
room  and  dining  room.  The  second  and  third  stories  are 
divided  into  study  rooms  and  sleeping  rooms.  The 
house  is  heated  by  steam  and  is  supplied  with  water 
from  an  artesian  well  on  the  premises. 


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The  Cornell,  chapter  house  is  situated  in  a  command- 
ing location.  It  is  well  back  from  the  street  and  is 
reached  by  an  inclined  pathway.  The  style  is  Elizabeth- 
an, the  second  story  having  projecting  from  it  five  large 
gables  of  plaster  and  black  beam  work.  The  materials 
are  brown  mottled  brick  with  darker  brick  trimmings  for 
the  first  story,  and  stained  shingles  for  ihe  second  and 
third  stories.  On  the  first  floor  is  a  reception  room,  li- 
brarv  and  living  room  all  opening  from  a  spacious  hall 
and  finished  in  high  paneling  and  with  overhead  beam 
work  in  dark  wood.  The  upper  floors  are  finished  in  the 
same  color  tone.  There  are  eleven  suites  of  two  rooms 
each  accommodating  twenty-two  men.  The  dining  room, 
kitchen  and  pantry  are  in  the  basement  and  as  the  house 
is  on  a  hillside  and  the  ground  slopes  rapidly  toward  the 
rear  these  rooms  are  well  lighted.  The  house  cost  about 
$22,500. 

The  Bowdoin  chapter  house  was  completed  in  June, 
1901.  It  stands  on  McKeen  street  facing  south.  It  is 
built  of  wood  in  Colonial  style.  The  lot  has  a  frontage  of 
200  feet  and  contains  several  fine  elm  trees.  The  first 
story  is  divided  by  a  wide  hall.  Four  study  rooms  are  on 
one  side  of  it  and  a  large  parlor  and  a  dining  room  are 
on  the  other  side.  The  parlor  is  finished  in  white  and  has 
an  open  fireplace.  On  the  second  floor  there  are  four 
large  studv  rooms  with  bed  rooms  adjoining  and  two 
other  bed  rooms.  On  the  third  floor  there  are  two  large 
sleeping  rooms,  the  chapter  hall  and  a  billiard  room.  The 
upper  halls  are  lighted  with  stained  glass  windows.  There 


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is  an  ell  containing  the  kitchen  and  steward's  apartments. 
The  house  is  finished  in  hard  wood  with  polished  floors 
and  is  heated  by  steam  and  lighted  by  electricity. 

The  chapter  house  of  the  Washington  State  chapter  is 
in  Fraternity  Row  in  the  suburb  known  as  University 
Heights  and  about  four  miles  from  the  business  district 
of  Seattle.  The  lot  is  GO  x  120  feet.  The  house  comprises 
three  stories  and  a  basement.  The  first  floor  consists  of  a 
large  reception  room  opening  immediately  from  the  ves- 
tibule opposite  the  door  of  which  is  the  stairway  and 
large  open  fireplace.  To  the  left  is  the  dining  room  and 
to  the  right  at  the  rear  is  the  library.  The  entire  floor 
can  be  thrown  into  one  and  as  it  has  a  hard  wood  floor  it 
is  admirably  arranged  for  dancing.  The  second  floor  has 
three  rooms  in  front  and  two  on  each  side  and  the  third 
floor  has  five  rooms  and  a  store  room.  The  rooms  are 
very  large  and  there  is  little  choice  between  them,  and  the 
house  is  furnished  with  all  modern  conveniences. 

The  Yale  chapter  house  is  on  Crown  street,  New 
Haven,  between  College  and  High  streets  and  one  block 
south  of  the  campus.  The  lot  is  40  x  160  feet.  The  house 
is  two  stories  and  a  half.  It  was  a  dwelling  house,  but 
the  front  has  been  taken  down  and  replaced  with  a  plain 
front  with  an  iron  door  in  the  center  flanked  by  two 
Grecian  columns.  The  interior  has  also  been  remodelled 
to  suit  the  purposes  of  the  chapter.  The  Yale  men  are 
not  permitted  to  live  outside  of  the  dormitories  and  in 
consequence  the  house  is  used  purely  as  a  club  house. 

The  Missouri  chapter  house  is  of  wood,  two  stories 


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and  a  half  high  and  contains  fifteen  rooms.  It  is  finished 
in  hard  wood  and  is  a  very  comfortable  dwelling. 

The  Wesleyan  chapter  house  is  located  on  the  corner 
of  two  streets  almost  three  blocks  from  the  campus.  The 
lot  is  a  large  one  and  the  house  has  ample  lawn  space 
around  it.  It  is  a  dwelling  house  of  a  usual  suburban 
type  but  is  very  large  and  comfortable.  A  central  hall 
divides  the  first  story.  At  the  right  is  a  large  parlor  and 
at  the  left  a  library,  back  of  which  is  the  dining  room. 
The  library  has  a  bay  extending  to  the  second  floor.  The 
bed  rooms  are  very  large  and  are  decorated  in  the  usual 
student  style. 

The  house  of  the  Syracuse  chapter  fronts  on  Walnut 
Park,  the  most  beautiful  and  picturesque  in  the  city,  but 
one  block  from  the  campus.  The  lot  is  50  x  100  feet  and 
there  is  a  large  front  and  rear  lawn ;  the  latter  of  which 
can  be  used  for  a  tennis  court. 

The  house  is  a  three  story,  frame  building,  with  a 
large  basement  containing  the  laundry.  It  is  light  gray 
with  white  trimmings  and  has  a  shingle  roof.  The  living 
apartments  are  large  and  roomy  throughout,  containing 
all  the  modern  appointments,  ^ich  as  heating  plan't, 
electricity,  hard  wood  floors  and  finishings,  steel  ceilings 
and  massive  fire  places. 

The  lower  floor  contains  four  large  rooms,  a  recep- 
tion hall,  living  room,  dining  room  and  kitchen.  This 
floor  is  convertible  by  large  doors,  into  a  dance  hall. 

The  reception  hall  is  furnished  with  weathered  oak. 
In  the  living  room,  which  is  15  feet  by  30  feet,  leather  is 


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used  for  upholstering,  while  tables  with  current  literature, 
a  piano  and  large  fire  place  add  to  the  homelike  efifect. 
The  dining  room  is  a  14  feet  by  20  feet  room  with  heavy 
oak  wainscoting. 

The  upper  floors  contain,  aside  from  wide  halls,  baths, 
store  rooms  and  matron's  quarters,  eight  rooms  capable  of 
accommodating  sixteen  men.  The  furnishings  include, 
steel  cots,  folding  beds,  chififoniers,  desks,  book  racks  and 
large  wardrobes,  while  several  of  the  rooms  have  plate 
rails  and  window  seats.  The  bed  rooms  and  halls  are 
carpeted  in  Axminister. 

The  home  of  the  Theta  Delta  chapter  at  the  Ohio  State 
University  was  the  first  fraternity  house  erected  at  that 
institution  and  the  chapter  has  the  further  distinction  of 
having  years  ago  first  introduced  the  chapter  house  mode 
of  living  among  college  fraternities  in  Ohio. 

Briefly  described,  the  house  is  a  large,  modern,  well- 
constructed  dwelling  of  colonial  style,  situated  on  a  cor- 
ner lot  100  X  170  feet,  in  a  fine  residence  district  two 
blocks  from  the  main  entrance  to  the  university.  The  ex- 
terior walls  of  the  building  are  of  a  red  brick  laid  in 
Flemish  bond,  with  trimmings  of  ivory  white.  The  roof 
is  of  slate.  A  two-story  porch,  supported  by  large  fluted 
columns  with  Ionic  caps  adorns  the  front,  while  a  spa- 
cious one-story  porch  is  at  the  side,  both  being  connected 
by  a  walled  terrace  extending  along  the  entire  north  and 
west  sides  of  the  building.  In  the  rear  is  a  drive  and 
tennis  court. 

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rooms,  exclusive  of  the  basement.  It  has  a  large  center 
living  hall,  "^0  x  30  feet,  with  an  immense  ingle  nook 
with  depressed  floor  at  the  rear  end;  a  spacious  dining 
room  on  the  east  side  with  kitchen  and  pantry  in  the  rear ; 
and  a  music  room  and  library  on  the  west  side ;  all  con- 
nected by  double  doors.  There  is  an  alumni  chamber  at 
the  rear  of  the  library  and  a  lavatory  at  the  rear  of  the 
living  room.  A  side  entrance  leads  past  a  coat  and  tele- 
phone room.  The  second  floor  contains  seven  double 
study  rooms  with  alcoves  for  beds,  a  linen  closet  and  bath ; 
including  a  shower.  The  third  floor  contains  four  study 
rooms,  a  chapter  room,  servants'  quarters  and  a  lavatory. 

The  interior  finish  is  along  mission  Imes  and  the  fur- 
nishings and  decorations  are  harmonious  and  elegant, 
the  electric  fixtures  being  exceptionally  fine.  The  heating 
system  is  hot  water.  A  clothes  chute  and  an  electric  din- 
ner gong  are  among  the  conveniences. 

The  building  was  designed  by  Edward  C.  Fenimore, 
Ohio  State,  '99. 

The  chapter  house  of  the  Dickinson  chapter  stands  on 
a  corner  lot  GO  x  240  feet.  The  house  itself  is  45  x  30 
and  is  built  of  brick  laid  in  the  Flemish  bond  and  with  a 
slate  roof.  It  is  Georgian  in  style  with  a  Greek  Doric 
portico. 

On  the  first  floor  there  are  two  rooms,  a  large  living 
room  and  a  chapter  room.  On  the  second  floor  there  are 
five  bedrooms  and  a  bath  room,  each  room  having  large 
closets.  The  house  is  provided  with  hard  wood  floors 
throughout  and  with  steam  heat,  electric  light  and  gas. 


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Tn  the  living'  room  on  tlie  first  floor  is  a  very  large  fire- 
place. 

The  porch  is  20  feet  long  by  11  feet  wide.  The  lot  is 
so  large  that  an  extension  can  readily  be  built  upon  the 
rear  of  the  house  without  altering  its  present  lines,  so 
that  should  more  accommodation  be  needed,  it  can  readily 
be  supplied  in  the  future.  At  present  the  space  back  of 
the  house  is  used  as  a  tennis  court. 

The  house  is  in  the  very  best  colonial  style.  The  main 
body  of  brick  is  dark  red,  the  portico  is  cream  white  and 
the  slate  roof  is  dark  green,  making  a  very  pleasant  com- 
bination. 

The  house  was  designed  by  Edwin  H.  Fetterolf, 
Pennsylvania,  '9-1. 

The  house  of  the  St.  Lawrence  chapter  was  constructed 
during  the  summer  of  1897.  It  is  a  colonial  structure  89 
X  31  feet,  two  and  one-half  stories  high.  It  stands  upon 
the  southwestern  corner  of  the  old  college  campus,  which 
with  the  new  additions  to  the  campus  recently  purchased, 
brings  it  about  midway  of  the  front  of  the  college  land. 
The  building  is  constructed  entirely  of  wood,  The  cover- 
ing being  random  shingles.  The  shingles  were  originally 
dipped  in  silver  grey  shingle  stain  and  have  colored  with 
the  weather  to  a  neutral  tint.  The  chapter  house  faces 
the  north  and  upon  the  front  has  a  long  and  wide  ver- 
anda about  13  feet  wide  by  40  feet  long.  The  first  floor 
of  the  building  is  occupied  by  a  large  entrance  and  re- 
ception hall  with  wide  colonial  fireplace  and  staircase,  a 
parlor  about  30  feet  square  finished  after  colonial  pat- 


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terns  in  white  and  green,  and  a  dining  room  of  sufficient 
size  for  the  ordinary  purposes  of  the  house.  In  the  rear 
are  the  necessary  kitchens,  pantries  and  butler's  pantries. 
The  second  floor  is  divided  entirely  into  rooms  for  tlie 
occupants  of  the  house  with  the  exception  of  a  cozy  cor- 
ner in  the  hall  at  the  head  of  the  stairs  which  is  used  as  a 
general  daily  meeting  place  and  library.  The  upper  floor 
which  is  lighted  by  dormer  windows  in  the  roof,  gives  a 
large  room  for  a  chapter  hall  and  also  the  necessary 
rooms  for  servants.  The  house  is  heated  by  steam  and 
lighted  by  electric  lights  and  is  in  every  way  a  convenient 
and  serviceable  house  for  all  purposes.  It  accommodates 
about  fourteen  members.  There  has  been  talk  of  an  ex- 
tension in  the  rear  which  would  give  a  large  dining  room 
which  could  be  also  used  as  a  banqueting  hall  instead  of 
using  the  present  parlor,  and  a  few  more  rooms  on  the 
second  floor.  This  would  leave  the  present  dining  room 
to  be  used  for  a  billiard  room,  and  with  this  addition  the 
house  would  be  unusually  complete. 

We  are  unable  to  present  illustrations  of  the  houses  of 
the  Iowa  and  Pennsylvania  chapters.  They  are  so  situ- 
ated that  good  photographs  have  not  been  secured. 


CHAPTER  XVIIL 

The  Membership. 

The  membership  of  the  fraternity  is  of  course  varied, 
and  made  up  of  many  diverse  elements.  When  the 
matter  is  considered,  it  is  certainly  remarkable  that  a 
fraternity  which,  down  to  the  year  1870,  at  least,  was 
in  the  main  confined  to  relatively  small  institutions, 
should  have  acquired  a  membership  containing  more 
prominent  men  in  many  walks  of  life  in  which  the  com- 
parison may  be  made  than  Harvard  University,  with  all  its 
years  of  history  and  set  in  the  center  of  a  homogeneous, 
knowledge-loving  people.  Comparisons  are  odious,  and 
while  in  the  lists  that  follow  of  those  who  have  made 
names  for  themselves  we  shall  necessarily  omit  men- 
tion of  many  who  might  perhaps  with  equal  justice  be 
included,  such  omissions,  we  assure  our  readers,  are  due 
entirely  to  lack  of  adequate  information. 

We  must  also  consider  the  vexed  question  of  honorary 
and  double  memberships.  If  by  the  term  "honorary" 
members  is  meant  persons  who  acquired  membership 
in  the  fraternity  while  they  were  not  undergraduate  stu- 
dents at  college,  we  have  a  few  of  them,  but  if  by  the 
term  is  meant  persons  elected  to  membership  by  reason 
of  their  preeminence  and  prominence  in  the  public  eye, 

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408  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     Til  ETA      PI. 

and  for  the  luster  their  reputation,  already  gained,  might 
add  to  the  fraternity's  renown,  then  we  have  none  at  all. 
The  fraternity  has  never  elected  foreign  dukes,  cannibal 
kings,  great  soldiers  or  fighting  admirals  to  membership 
because  they  were  distinguished. 

In  the  early  days  of  the  fraternity,  as  the  previous 
pages  show,  our  membership  was  not  of  necessity  con- 
fined to  college  students,  and  until  the  fraternity  system 
developed  and  its  general  practices  became  limited  by 
custom,  it  was  not  uncommon  for  young  men  of  prom- 
ise, residents  of  a  place  wherein  a  chapter  was  located,  or 
intimately  associated  with  the  Betas,  to  be  received  into 
a  chapter.  Schuyler  Colfax  was  a  prominent  instance  of 
such  a  member,  and  a  better    Beta    was    never    known. 

Then,  again,  in  these  early  days  the  opposition  of  col- 
lege faculties  to  secret  societies  led  to  the  initiation  of 
college  tutors,  professors  or  trustees,  whose  influence 
might  and  frequently  did  mitigate  the  force  of  this  op- 
position. Among  men  so  initiated  were  Wm.  Clarke 
Larrabee  and  Cyrus  Nutt,  of  DePauw ;  Henry  L.  Hitch- 
cock and  Geo.  E.  Pierce,  of  Western  Reserve ;  Daniel 
Kirkwood,  of  Indiana ;  Thad  A.  Reamy,  of  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan ;  James  C.  Watson  and  DeVolson  Wood,  of  Michi- 
gan ;  and  while,  perhaps,  many  of  them  never  acquired 
that  deep  interest  in  the  fraternity  which  they  might 
have  manifested  had  they  been  Betas  while  undergradu- 
ates, yet  there  have  been  others  like  Dr.  Reamy  who 
have  by  their  fidelity  won  a  place  in  the  hearts  of  all  the 
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The  fraternity  has  also,  at  times,  received  into  its  fold 
chapters  of  other  fraternities,  or  societies  of  local  origin, 
never,  let  it  be  said,  with  a  taint  of  disloyalty  or  dishonor 
attaching  to  such  a  transaction.  In  all  such  cases  per- 
mission has  been  freely  accorded  to  bring  into  Beta 
membership  such  of  the  alumni  or  members  of  the  form- 
er organization  as  desired  to  come.  It  has  always  been 
felt  that  it  would  be  unfair  to  secure  the  result  of  the 
previous  work  done  by  such  members,  wfthout  affording 
them  an  opportunity  of  continuing  their  former  relations. 

Upon  the  disintegration  of  K  #  A,  its  Denison  chapter 
entered  B  0  11 ;  the  Brown  chapter  of  $  K  A,  the  Mis- 
sissippi chapter  of  A  K  <I> ;  the  Missouri  chapter  of  Z  <I>, 
the  Dartmouth  chapter  of  2  A  11,  and  all  of  the  living 
chapters  of  A  2  X,  and  the  Mystical  Seven  and  local  so- 
cieties at  Amherst,  Colgate,  Union,  Cincinnati,  Hamp- 
den-Sidney,  Randolph-Macon,  Ohio  State,  Dickinson, 
Bowdoin,  Illinois,  Colorado,  Purdue,  Toronto,  Case, 
Iowa  State  and  perhaps  elsewhere^  when  they  entered 
Beta  Theta  Pi,  acquired  the  right  of  bringing  in  their 
alumni,  which  right  they  have  freely  exercised.  Some  of 
the  most  active  and  enthusiastic  men  in  the  fraternity  to- 
day have  been  received  in  this  way.  Occasionally  the 
alumni  of  such  societies  have  refused  or  neglected  to  ex- 
ercise their  privilege  in  this  respect,  but  the  loss  has 
been  theirs,  not  ours.  Members  acquired  in  this  way 
we  do  not  regard  as  honorary  members  and  neither  do 
they  so  regard  themselves. 

The  question  of  membership  in  two  fraternities  is  a 


410  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI, 

vexing-  one  to  the  undergraduate  of  this  generation,  but 
it  naturally  arose.  In  the  earlier  days,  when  Beta  Theta 
Pi  was  almost  wholly  a  western  organization,  its  mem- 
bers would  frequently  leave  the  colleges  where  they  were 
initiated,  and  go  to  eastern  colleges,  where  we  had  no 
chapters,  to  complete  their  studies.  A  constant  emigra- 
tion of  this  nature  took  place.  Many  such  Betas  having 
felt  the  benefits  to  be  derived  from  fraternity  member- 
ship, and  being  sought  by  the  fraternity  chapters  in 
their  new  college  home,  and  thinking  that  chapters  of 
our  fraternity  could  not  or  would  not  ever  be  established 
in  such  places,  became  members  of  the  eastern  fraterni- 
ties with  no  thought  of  disloyalty  toward  Beta  Theta  Pi. 
The  practice  was  forbidden  by  our  constitution,  but  it 
was  also  felt  that  "circumstances  alter  cases,''  and  it  was 
winked  at ;  accordingly  there  are  on  our  rolls  to-day 
members  of  A  A  $,  A  K  E,  ^  Y,  A  <I>,  X  '^,  and  per- 
haps other  fraternities  whose  standing  in  B  0  n  no  one 
questions.  Some  few  members  of  these  and  other  east- 
ern fraternities  were  acquired  by  emigration  in  the  re- 
verse direction. 

Then,  again.  Betas  who  had  accepted  positions  as 
professors  in  eastern  colleges  were  at  times  elected  hon- 
orary members  of  the  eastern  fraternities,  without  harm 
to  either  organization.  There  were,  unhappily,  cases 
where  there  was  direct  and  intentional  disloyalty,  which 
was  promptly  met  by  expulsion  from  the  fraternity. 
These  were,  however,  very  rare. 

Since  the  fraternity  has  become  widespread,  and  can 


INSPIRATION    OF    PROMINENT    MEN.  411 

afford  in  its  eastern  chapters  a  fraternal  home  to  western 
Betas,  and  in  its  western  chapters  a  home  to  eastern 
Betas,  there  is,  of  course,  no  excuse  for  such  double 
membership,  but  the  former  action  would  now  be  visited  by 
proper  penalties  ;  but  the  former  situation  is  accountable  for 
perplexing  question  of  allegiance,  which  lose  their  vex- 
atious character  when  the  circumstances  are  understood. 

We  offer  no  apology  for  presenting  to  the  fraternity 
the  following  list.  As  has  been  well  said  by  another 
Beta  (Albert  H.  Washburn,  Cornell,  '89),  in  setting 
forth  a  list  of  the  members  who  have  been  governors  of 
states:  "Nothing  can  be  of  more  effective  value  to  any 
organization  than  its  list  of  great  men.  It  is  a  constant 
source  of  inspiration  to  all  loyal  members.  Nor  is  this 
all.  It  emphasizes,  as  nothing  else  can,  the  broad  dif- 
ference between  a  permanent  fraternity  and  a  mere  tem- 
porary club.  The  idea  of  permanence  comes  to  be  felt, 
and  its  recognition  is  of  immense  practical  value.  Every 
member  is  made  to  realize  his  individual  responsibility ; 
to  feel  that  he  has  a  duty  to  perform,  a  reputation  to 
maintain." 

In  classifying  the  membership,  while  we  aim  at  com- 
pleteness, we  scarcely  feel  that  we  shall  attain  it.  The 
kaleidoscopic  changes  of  American  life  make  it  impossi- 
ble to  keep  up  with  the  swiftly  advancing  records  of 
the  members. 

The  fraternity  being,  in  its  early  years,  confined  to 
institutions  in  the  central,  western  and  southern  states, 
where  the  careers  open  to  ambitious  youth  were  either  in 


412  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

law.  politics  or  the  church,  it  is  natural  that  its  more 
eminent  members  should  be  found  in  these  walks  of  life. 
Commencing,  then,  with  the  officials  of  the  general 
government,  the  fraternity  has  never  been  fortunate 
enough  to  claim  the  allegiance  of  an  occupant  of  the 
Presidential  chair.  The  nearest  we  have  come  to  it  has 
been  the  vice  presidency. 

We  begin  our  roll,  then,  by  the  mention  of  the 

Vice  President  of  the   United  States: 
'  Schuyler  Colfax,  DePauw,  '44. 

H.  Gratz  Brown,  Transylvania,  '4(1.  was  the  nominee 
of  the  Democrats  and  Liberal  Republicans  on  the  ticket 
with  Horace  Greeley  when  the  latter  ran  for  the  presi- 
dency and  was  defeated. 

We  are  fortunate,  in  having  had  several  members  of 
the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States,  often  and  justly 
termed  the  most  august  tribunal  in  the  world. 

Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States: 

John  M.   Ilarlan.  Centre,  '.10. 
William   B.  Woods.   Wesfcrn   Reserve,  '42. 
Stanley   Matthews,   Cincinnati,  '42. 
David   J.    Brewer,   Wesleyan,   '53. 

All  of  these,  with  the  exception  of  Mr.  Justice  Brew- 
er, came  into  the  fraternity  as  undergraduates,  and  did 
yeoman  work  in  its  upbuilding.    The  careful  records  of 


'In  these  lists  we  have  omitted  the  years  durinj?  which  the  mettiber.*! 
named  occupied  the  positions  indicated.  It  would  unduly  encumber  the 
record  and  the  curious  reader  can  readily  ascertain  the  dates  by  refer- 
ence  to   the    fraternity   catalogue. 


FEDERAL   JUDGES.  413 

the  old  Cincinnati  chapter,  in  the  painstaking  script  of 
Stanley  Matthews,  are  among-  our  most  precious  relics. 
Matthews,  Woods,  and  Harlan,  were  all  ardent  Beta 
workers,  and  the  letters  of  each  of  them,  written  as  un- 
dergraduates, attest  an  interest  which,  though  dormant 
at  times  in  the  presence  of  weightier  duties,  has  ever 
kindled  into  flame  at  the  call  of  necessity.  Mr.  Brewer 
came  to  us  from  the  parent  chapter  of  the  old  Mystical 
Seven,  a  true  brother  and  peer  of  his  fellow  Beta  justices. 

United  States  Courts: 

Andrev/  ivl.  J.  Cochran,  Centre  '73,  Circuit  Judge,  Kentucky. 

Horace  H.  Lurton,  Cumberland,'67,  Circuit  Judge,  Tennessee. 

Peter  S.  Grosscup,  Wittenberg,  '72,  Circuit  Judge,  Illinois. 

David  J.  Brewer,  Wesleyan,  '55,  Circviit  Judge,  Kansas. 

Willis  Van  Devanter,  DePauw  '81,  Circuit  Judge,   Wyoming. 

John  W.   Showalter,  Ohio,  '63,  Circuit  Judge,  Illinois. 

Alonzo  J.  Edgerton,  Wesleyan,  '50,  District  Judge,  5".  Dak. 

Robert  E.  Lewis,  Westminster,  '80,  District  Judge,  Colorado. 

Henry   S.   Priest,  Westminster,   '72,  District  Judge,   Missouri. 

James  H.  Beatty,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '58,  District  Judge,  Idaho. 

Oliver  P.  Shiras,  Ohio,  '53,  District  Judge,  lozva. 

Walker  T.  Gunter,  Missouri,  '90,  District  Judge,   Utah. 

William    M.    Springer,    DePauw,    '58,    District   Judge,   Indian 
Territory. 

Hosea  Townsend,   Western  Reserve,   '64,   District  Judge,  In- 
dian Territory. 

Confederate  States  Court: 

Thomas  Jefferson   Devine,  Transylvania,   '45,   District  Judge, 
Texas. 

In  addition  James  Harlan,   DePauw,   '45,  was   Chief 
Justice  of  the  Court  of  Claims  arising  out  of  the  Geneva 


414  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Award  against  Great  Britain.  Wilbur  F.  Stone,  Indiana, 
'57,  was  judge  of  the  Court  of  Private  Land  Claims  and 
James  Wilson  McDill,  Miami,  '63,  was  a  member  of  the 
Interstate  Commerce  Commission. 

Passing  now  to  the  Senate  of  the  United  States,  we 
find  the  following: 

United  States  Senators: 

Daniel   W.   Voorhees,    DePauw,   '49,  Indiana. 
Newton   Booth,  DePauw,  '46,  California. 
Joseph  E.  McDonald,  Indiana,  '49,  Indiana. 
B.   Gratz   Brown,  Transylvania,  '46,  Missouri. 
Matthew   S.  Quay,  Jefferson,  '50,  Pennsylvania. 
Oliver   P.  Morton,   Miami,  '45,  Indiana. 
James  W.  McDill,  Miami,  '53,  Iowa. 
Stanley   Matthews,   Cincinnati,  '42,   Ohio. 
Milton  S.  Latham,  Jefferson,  '43,  California. 
John  B.  Gordon,  Georgia,  '53,  Georgia. 
Joseph  R.  Burton,  Hanover,  '73,  Kansas. 
Boies  Penrose,  Harvard,  '81,  Pennsylvania. 
Joseph  L.  Rawlins,  Indiana,  '74,    Utah. 
James  Harlan,  DePauw,  '45,  lozva. 
Alonzo  J.  Edgerton,  Wesleyan,  '50,  Minnesota. 
Norris  Brown,  Iowa,  '83,  Nebraska. 
William   E.   Borah,   Kansas,   '89,   Idaho. 

In  undergraduate  and  after  life,  each  of  these  have 
manifested  their  loyalty  to  the  fraternity  in  many  ways. 
Senator  Brown  was  the  president  of  the  convention  of 
1885,  Stanley  Matthews  the  orator  of  the  convention  of 
1873,  Senators  McDonald,  Latham,  McDill  and  Voor- 
hees have  been  among  our  most  popular  speakers,  and 
Oliver  P.  Morton  was  one  of  the  mainstays  of  the  Alpha 


CONGRESSMEN.  415 

chapter  in  time  of  need,  and  was  the  direct  cause  of  the 
foundation  of  the  Wabash  and  DePauw  chapters,  while 
Senator  Quay  always  manifested  a  lively  interest  in  the 
fraternity,  and  was  eager  to  aid  its  enterprises.  General 
Gordon  and  Judge  Edgerton  came  from  the  Mystical 
Seven. 

It  might  be  appropriately  added  here  that  Alonzo  W. 
Chvirch,  Georgia,  '47,  is  Librarian  of  the  Senate  and  that 
Robert  E.  Dixon,  Emor}^  '50,  was  Secretary  of  the  Con- 
federate Senate.  Oliver  P.  Morton  while  senator  was  a 
member  of  the  electoral  commission  in  the  noted  dispute 
between  Hayes  and  Tilden. 

In  the  lower  house  of  Congress,  the  fraternity  has 
rarely  lacked  able  representation.  We  note  the  follow- 
ing: 

Representatives    in    Congress: 

Humphrey  Marshall,  Centre, '44.  John   M.    Glover,    Washington, 

John  Y.  Brown,  Centre,  '55.  '71. 

Thomas    T.     Crittenden,    Cen-  William  E.   Fuller,  Iowa,  '70. 

tre,   '55.  Martin  N.  Johnson,  Iowa,  '73. 

James  W.  McDill,  Miami,  '53.  Joseph  L.  Rawlins,  Indiana,  '74 

Ozro  J.  Dodds,  Miami,  '61.  William    B.    Spencer,    Centen- 

Jacob  J.   Pugsley,  Miami,  '59.  ary,  '55. 

Joseph   G.   Wilson,   Miami,   '46.  John  S.  Young,  Centenary,  '55. 

Milton  S.  Lathan,  Jefferson,  '43.  E.    John   Ellis,    Centenary,   '59. 

Henry     W.     Hoffman,     Jeffer-  Stanley    Matthews,    Cincinnati, 

son,   '46.  '42. 

Halbert     E.     Paine,     Western  Townsend    Scudder,    Columbia, 

Reserve,   '45.  '88. 

Ulysses    Mercur,   Jefferson,  '42.  Rush   Clark,   Jefferson,   '53. 


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Daniel  W.  Voorhees,  DePauw, 
'49. 

John   Hanna,  DePauw,   '58. 

Albert  G.  Porter,  DePauw, '4:5. 

Schuyler    Colfax,   DePauw,  '44. 

Wm.   M.   Springer,   Illinois,  '58. 

Courtland  C.  Matson,  De- 
Pauw, '62. 

Isaac  Clements,  DePauw,  '59. 

Robert  R.  Ilitt,  DePauw,  '55. 

Jonas  G.  Howard,  DePauw,  '47. 

Mark  L.  DeMotte,  DePauw, 
'5,1. 

Wm.  P.  McLean,  No.  Car.,  '49 

Joseph  E.  McDonald,  Ind.,  '49. 

John  Coburn,  Wabash,  '46. 

•Robert  B.  F.  Pierce,  Wabash, 
'66. 

Geo.   L.   Becker,  Michigan,  '46. 

John  S.  Newberry,  Mich.,  '47. 

Levi  T.   Griffin,   Michigan,   '57. 

John  W.  McCormick,  Ohio,  '55. 

Will    Cumback,    DePauw,   '53. 

Wm.  M.  Kinsey,  Monmouth,'69. 

John  M.  Pattison,  O.  W.  U.,  '69. 

Henry  St.  G.  Tucker,  Wash- 
ington &  Lee,  '75. 

Henry  M.  Pollard,  Dartmouth, 
'57. 

Frank  G.  Clark,  Dartmouth, 
'73. 

Harvey  D.  Scott,  DePauw,  '50. 

Thomas  W.  Bennett,  DePauw, 
'55. 


James  V.  Izlar,  Emory,  '55. 

George  T.   Barnes,  Emory,  '53. 

Robert  W.  Miers,  Indiana,  '70. 

William  D.  Bynum,  Ind.,  '69. 

Scott  Field,  Virginia,  '68. 

Charles  B.  Landis,  Wabash, 
'63. 

Richard  W.  Blue,  Jefferson. 
'64. 

Miles  T.  Granger,  Wesleyan, 
'42. 

Timothy  D.  Pelton,  Western 
Reserve,   '48. 

Webster  E.  Brown,  Wiscon- 
sin, '74. 

John  J.   Lentz,  Wooster,  '81. 

Frank  O.   Lowden,  Iowa,  '85. 

William  B.  Craven,  Missouri, 
'93. 

George  W.  Cromer,  Ind.,  '82. 

Charles  F.  Scott,  Kansas,  '81. 

Benton  J.  Hall,  Miami,  '55. 

Albert  S.   Berry,  Miami,  '56. 

Henry  R.  Harris,  Emory,  '47. 

Henry  A.  Reeves,  Mich.,  '52. 

John  M.  Allen,  Cumberland, 
'69. 

William  H.  Armstrong,  Prince- 
ton,   "47. 

William  Elliott,  Virginia,  '58. 

Paul  C.  Edmunds,  Virginia,  '56. 

John   S.   Wise,   Virginia,   '67. 

Wm.  J.  Whitthorne,  Cumber- 
land,  '67. 


U.  S.  MINISTERS.  417 

Hosea  Townsend,  Western  Re-  Henry  S.  Boutell,  Northwes- 

serve,  '64.  tern,  '74. 

Ezekiel   S.    Candler,   Mississip-  jra  E.  Rider,  St.  Lawrence, '88. 

P^'  '^1-  James  A.  Beall,  Texas,  '90. 

William  S.  Cowherd,  Missouri,  William  T.  Bell,  Virginia,  '66. 

'81. 

And  so  widespread  has  the  fraternity  become  that 
nearly  every  election  adds  to  the  list.  It  would,  per- 
haps, be  invidious  to  refer  to  the  individual  merits  of  the 
members  upon  this  distinguished  roll,  but  the  services 
of  Springer,  Colfax,  Voorhees,  Allen  and  Wilson  have 
passed  into  our  histories  as  matters  of  elementary 
knowledge.  Colfax  was  speaker  of  the  house  for  a  long 
time,  and  Springer  has  been  chairman  of  many  of  its 
most  important  committees',  Oae  of  the  above  list, 
Humphrey  Marshall,  also  served  in  the  Confederate 
Congress.  Among  other  federal  ofificials^  the  following 
may  be  referred  to: 

United  States  Ministers. 

Albert   G.    Porter,   DePauw.   '44,   Minister  to   Italy. 

Edwin   H.   Terrill,   DePauw,   '71,   Minister   to   Belgium. 

Rufus  Magee,  Indiana,  '64,  Minister  to  Norway  and  Sweden. 

Will   Cumback,   DePauw,   '53,   Minister  to    Portugal. 

William  T.  Coggeshall,  Ohio,  '59,  Minister  to  Exuador. 

Oliver  P.  Morton,  Miami,  '45,  was  nominated  as  Minister 
to  England  and  John  C.  Zachos,  Cincinnati,  '40,  Minister  to 
Greece,  but  each  declined  the  appointment. 

Aimaro  Sato,  DePauw,  '87i.  has  been  Japanese  Minister  to 
Mexico  and  was  chief  of  staff  of  the  Japanese  Peace  Commis- 
sion at  the  Treaty  of  Portsmouth. 


418  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

But  few  Betas  have  held  bureau  or  cabinet  appoint- 
ments, but  the  following  with  some  other  officers  of  the 
general  government  deserve  notice: 

Other  Federal  Officers. 

James  Harlan,   DePauw,  '45,   Secretary  of  the   Interior. 

John   W.    Noble,   Miami,   '51,    Secretary   of  the   Interior. 

David  R.  Francis,  Washington,  '70,  Secretary  of  the  Interior. 

Robert   R.    Hitt,    DePauw,   '55,   Assistant    Secretary   of    State. 

Halbert  E.  Paine,  Western  Reserve,  '45,  Commissioner  of 
Patents. 

Benton  J.   Hall,   Miami,   '55,   Commissioner  of   Patents. 

Albert  G.  Porter,  DePauw,  '44,  Comptroller  of  the  Treas- 
ury. 

John  W.  Ycrkes,  Centre,  '73,  Commissioner  of  Internal  Rev- 
enue. 

Thomas  C.  Mendenhall,  Western  Reserve,  '61,  Superintend- 
ant  of  the  Coast  and  Geodetic  Survey. 

Charles  H.  Treat,  Dartn-.outh,  Treasurer  of  the  United 
States. 

Delos  P.  Phelps,  Monmouth,  '62,  Assistant  Treasurer  of  the 
United  States. 

Webster  W.  Davis,  Kansas,  '88,  Assistant  Secretary  of  the 
Interior. 

Henry  R.  Harris,  Emory,  '47,  Third  Assistant  Postmaster 
General. 

Robert   R.   Hitt,   DePauw,   '55,   Assistant   Secretary  of   State. 

William   E.   Fuller,   Iowa,   '70,  Assistant   Attorney   General. 

Willis  Van  Devanter,  DePauw,  '81,  Assistant  Attorney  Gen- 
eral. 

In  addition.  Humphrey  Marshall  was  the  first  Envoy 
to  China  in  1852  ;  B.  P.  Chenoweth,  DePauw,  'GO,  was 
U.  S.  Consul  at  the  important  post  of  Canton,  J.  G.  Ed- 
gar. Jefferson.   '47,  at   Beirut,   Syria;   George   B.   Clark, 


GOVERNORS.  419 

Centre,  '78,  at  San  Luis  Potosi,  Mexico ;  Thomas  T.  Crit- 
tenden, Centre,  '55,  at  Mexico;  John  M.  Morton,  Mi- 
ami, '68,  at  Honolulu;  Samuel  R.  Millar,  Virginia,  '91, 
at  Leipsic;  John  M.  Birch,  Washington  &  Jefferson,  '72, 
at  Nagasaki,  while  Zachary  T.  Sweeney,  DePauw,  '71, 
has  been  Consul  General  at  Constantinople,  Samuel 
Merrill,  Wabash,  '51,  at  Calcutta;  William  A.  Brown, 
DePauw,  '72,  at  Nicaragua,  and  Ellanson  C.  Moore, 
Missouri,  '75,  at  Mexico;  Oscar  F.  Williams,  Syracuse, 
'69,  was  the  last  U.  S.  Counsul  at  Manila  under  the  Span- 
ish rule  and  is  now  Consul  General  at  Singapore ;  Wil- 
liam H.  Corwin,  Miami,  '49,  has  been  Secretary  of  Le- 
gation to  Mexico  and  Robert  R.  Hitt,  DePauw,  '55,  to 
France. 

A  host  of  minor  officials  might  be  mentioned,  who 
have  served  the  government  in  civil  positions,  as  United 
States  district  attorneys,  department  clerks,  collectors 
of  customs,  treasury  agents,  clerks  in  the  departments, 
and  the  like,  but  the  space  will  not  permit  it. 

The  governors  of  several  states  have  worn  the  Beti 
emblems,  among  them  the  following: 

Governors   of  States. 

B.   Gratz   Brown,  Transylvania,  '45,  Missouri. 
Charles  H.  Hardin,  Miami,  '40,  Missouri. 
Thos.  T.  Crittenden,  Centre,  '55,  Missouri. 
David  R.  Francis,  Washington,  '70,  Missouri. 
Louis  P.  Harvey,  Cincinnati,  '41,  Wisconsin. 
Milton   S.   Latham,  Jefferson,  '43,   California. 
Newton    Booth,    DePauw,    '46^    California. 
Oliver  P.  Morton,  Miami,  '45,  Indiana. 


420  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Albert  G.   Porter,   DePauw,  '44,  Indiana. 
Thos.  W.   Bennett,  DePauw,  '55,  Idaho. 
John  B.  Gordon,  Georgia,  '53,  Georgia. 
Samuel  H.  Elbert,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '54,  Colorado. 
Henry  M.  Matthews,  Virginia,  '56,  West  Virginia. 
Albinus  Nance,  Knox,  '68,  Nebraska. 
George  Hoadly.   Western   Reserve,  '44,   Ohio. 
James    A.    Beaver,   Jefferson,   '56,   Pennsylvania. 
John  Y.   Brown,  Centre,  '55,  Kentucky. 
Benjamin  B.  Odell,  Bethany,  '77,  New  York. 
John  L.  Bates,  Boston,  '82,  Massachusetts. 
Edward  C.  Stokes,  Brown,  '83,  New  Jersey. 
Henry  A.   Buchtel,  DePauw,  '72,  Colorado. 
John  M.  Pattison,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '69,  Ohio. 
Andrew   J.    Montague,   Richmond,   '82,    Virginia. 

Lieutenant  Governors  of  States. 

Will  Cumback,  DePauw,  '50,  Indiana. 

Bamctt  Gibbs,  Virginia,  '71,   Texas. 

Edmund  G.  McGilton,  Wisconsin,  '83,  Nebraska. 

John  Marshall,  Centre,  '77,  Kentucky. 

John  L.  Bates,  Boston,  '82,  Massachusetts. 

And    it    is    not   out    of    place    in    this    connection    to 
mention  the  following,  who  received  the  nomination  for 

governor  in  their  respective  states,  but  were  defeated  by 

more   fortunate   competitors,   viz. : 

John   S.  Wise,  Virginia,  '67,   Virginia. 
George  L.  Becker,  Michiga,n,  '47,  Minnesota. 
Orlando   M.   Barnes,   Michigan,  '50,  Michigan. 
Henry   H.   Trimble,   Indiana,   '47,   lozua. 
Washington  I.   Babb,  Iowa  Wesleyan,  '66,  Iowa. 
William   H.  West,  Jefferson,   '46,   Ohio. 
John  W.  Yerkes,  Centre,  '73,  Kentucky. 
Charles  S.  McRae,  Harvard,  '44,  Alabama. 


PROMINENT  LEGISLATORS.  421 

Courtlandt  C.  Matson,  DePauw,  '62,  Indiana. 

John  M.  Harlan,  Centre,  '50,  Kentucky,  (twice,  once  in  1871 
and  again  in  1875. 

All  of  the  Beta  governors  have  been  loyal  and  in  some 
sense  active  members.  Governor  Reaver  has  presided  at 
many  of  our  banquets,  has  attended  several  conventions 
and  has  assisted  in  the  establishment  of  at  least  one 
chapter.  Governor  Brown,  of  Missouri,  was  president 
of  the  convention  of  1885,  and  Governor  Elbert,  of 
Colorado,  of  the  Denver  alumni  chapter.  Governor 
Hoadly's  name  has  been  so  frequently  mentioned  in 
connection  with  the  fraternity's  enterprises  that  it  needs 
no  repetition  here.  Governors  Hardin,  Crittenden  and 
Francis  have  presided  at  many  Beta  gatherings,  and 
have  attended  many  more.  Governor  Latham  was  the 
toastmaster  at  the  first  dinner  of  the  New  York  alumni 
in  1880,  and  Governor  Porter  has  frequently  delivered 
addresses,  and  has  been  a  prominent  actor  in  other  pub- 
lic functions  of  the  fraternity.  Governors  Odell,  Bates 
and  Montague  were  all  present  at  one  New  York  ban- 
quet. Governor  Buchtel  has  been  a  hard  worker  within 
the  fraternity  and  Governor  Pattison  was  an  active 
member  of  the  Cincinnati  alumni  chapter. 

Here  might  also  be  mentioned  Ichy  Zo  Hattori,  Rut- 
gers, '75,  Governor  of  Hiogo,  Japan. 

State  officials  of  various  degrees  of  prominence  have 

not  been  lacking  upon  our  rolls.    We  note 

Presiding  Officers  of  State  Assemblies. 

Henry   P.   Fowlkes,   Cumberland,   '68;:   Tennessee   Legislature. 
Henry    S.    Cauthorne,    DePauw,   '48,   Indiana   Legislature. 


422  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Rush  Clark,  Jefferson,  T).'?,  loiva  Legislature. 
John  C.   Entrekin,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  "67,  Ohio  Legislature. 
Samuel  H.   Buskirk,   Indiana,   '70,  Indiana  Legislature. 
Zwingle  W.  Ewing,  Hampden-Sidney,  '69,   Tennessee  Senate. 
James  W.   Scovel,  Jefferson,  '59,  Nciu  Jersey   Senate. 
John  Overmeyer,  DePauw,  '67,  Indiana  Senate. 
John   P.   Penny,  Jefferson,  '43,  Pennsylvania   Senate. 
Albinus    Nance,   Knox,   '68,   Nebraska   Legislature. 
Will  Cumback,   DePauw,  '50,  Indiana   Senate. 
James    T.    Morehead,    North    Carolina,    '58,    North    Carolina, 
Senate. 

Hiram  O.   Fairchild,  Wabash,  "66,   Wisconsin  Legislature. 
James  Ferdinand  Izlar,  Emory,  '5.5,  South  Carolina  Senate. 
George  T.    Barnes.   Georgia,   '53,  Georgia  Legislature. 
William    D.    Bynum,    Indiana,    '59,   Indiana   Legislature. 
William   B.   Woods,  Western   Reserve^  '45,  Ohio   Legislature. 
Franklin    Fairbanks,    Williams,   '5?!,    Vermont   Legislature. 
Joseph   W.   Byrnes,  Vanderbilt,  '91,    Tennessee   Legislature. 
Thomas  H.  Clark,  Howard,  '77,  Alabama  Legislature. 
Joseph  B.  Cummings,  Georgia,  '54,  Georgia  Legislature. 
William   H.   Chambers,   Emory,  '45,  Alabama  Legislature. 
William  F.  Stevenson.  Davidson,  '85,  So.  Car.  Legislature. 
Julius  A.  Trousdale,  Cumberland    '70,  Tennessee  Legislature. 
John  L.   Bates,  Boston,  '82,  Massachusetts  Legislature. 
Ernest  Rice,   Cumberland.  '93,   Tennessee   Senate. 
Henry    S.    Boutell,    Northwestern,    '74,    Illinois   Legislature. 

A  superficial  enumeration  of  those  who  have  sat  in  the 
lower  chambers  of  the  State  Legislature  discloses  the 
somewhat  surprising  nimiber  of  257,  while  the  number 
of  members  of  State  Senates  is  132. 

We  also  note  a  long  list  of  state  officials,  who  have 
been  connected  with  the  executive  rather  than  with  the 
legislative  departments  of  their  respective  governments. 


STATE   OFFICIALS.  423 

Other  State  Officials. 

Charles  W.  Burdick,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '81,  Secretary  of  State, 
Wyoming. 

Matthew   S.   Quay,  Jefferson,   '50,   Secretary  of   State,  Penn- 
sylvania. 

Samuel   H.    Elbert,    Ohio   Wesleyan,   '54,    Secretary   of   State, 
Colorado. 

James  Smith,  Jefferson,  '57,  Secretary  of  State,  Kansas. 

Samuel    Galloway,    DePauw,    '60,    Secretary    of    State,    Ohio. 

James   W.    Blackburn,   Centre,   '54,   Secretary   of   State,   Ken- 
tucky. 

Louis    P.    Harvey,   Cincinnati,    '40,    Secretary   of    State,    Wis- 
consin. 

David    Q.     Eggleston,    Hampden-Sidney,     '77,     Secretary    of 
State,   Virginia. 

Cyrus   Thompson,   Randolph-Macon,    '77,    Secretary  of   State, 
North  Carolina. 

William   T.   Haines,   Maine,   '76,   Attorney  General,  Maine. 

Joseph    E.    McDonald,    Indiana,    '49,    Attorney    General,    In- 
diana. 

Henry   M.   Matthews,  Virginia,   '54,   Attorney  General,    West 
Virginia. 

Norris   Brown,  Iowa,   '83,   Attorney   General,  Nebraska. 

William  H.   West,  Jefferson,  '46,   Attorney   General,    Ohio. 

George    P.    Raney,   Virginia,   '67,    Attorney    General,    Florida. 

Robert    F.    Walker,    Missouri,    '73,    Attorney    General,    Mis- 
souri. 

Milton  Remley,  Iowa,  '67,  Attorney  General,  Iowa. 

John    D.    Aitkinson,    Indiana,    '87,    Attorney    General,    Wash- 
ington. 

William   J.    Hendrick,    Centre,    '73,    Attorney    General,    Ken- 
tucky. 

James  M.   Harlan,   Centre,   '50,   Attorney  General,   Kentucky. 

Matthew    S.    Quay,    Jefferson,    '50,    Treasurer,    Pennsylvania. 


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Thaddeus  B.   Lampton,   Miss.,  '89,  Treasurer,  Mississippi. 

James    A.    Harris,    Vanderbilt,    '86,    Comptroller,    Tennessee. 

John  D.   Aitkinson,   Indiana,  '87,  Auditor,    IVashington. 

Harry  C.  Marsliall,  O.  W.  U.,  '55,  Auditor,  Nevada. 

Charles  W..  Burdick,  O.  W.  U.,  '81,  Auditor,  Wyoming. 

Jolin   Pierce,  Wes,  Res.,  '50,  Surveyor  General,  Colorado. 

William  J.  McCulloh,  Jefferson,  '43,  Surveyor  General,  Lou- 
isiana. 

Robert    G.    Harper,    Emory,    '45,    Solicitor    General,    Georgia. 

Isaiah    Mansur,    Miami,    '46,    Commissary    General,    Indiana. 

James   R.   Lyon,   Emory,   '44,    Solicitor   General,    Georgia. 

Lucius  Polk  Brown,  Virginia,  '89,  Chemist,  Tennessee. 

Peter  T.  Austen,  Rutgers,  '72,  Chemist,  New  Jersey. 

Robert  B.  Riggs,  Beloit,  '76,  Chemist  Connecticut. 

George  H.   Perkins,  Knox,  '67,  Entomologist,   Vermont. 

James   M.   Safford,   Ohio,   '44,   Entomologi.st,   Tennessee. 

Ernest  Walker,  DePauw,  '90,  Entomologist,  Arkansas. 

Henry  B.   Kummel,   Beloit,  '89,  Geologist,  New  Jersey. 

Richard  Owen,  DePauw,  '56,  Geologist,  Indiana. 

John  S.  Newberry,  Western  Reserve,  '46,  Geologist,  Ohio. 

Henry  T.   Fernald,  Maine,  '85,  Zoologist,  Pennsylvania. 

Gustavus  J.  Orr.  Emory,  '44,  School  Commissioner,  Georgia. 

Parker  Spofford,  Dartmouth,  '65,  Railroad  Com.,  Maine. 

James  W.  McDill,  Miami,  '5.3,  Railroad  Commissioner,  Iowa. 

Benjamin  F.  Crary,  DePauw,  '53,  Superintendent  of  Public 
Instruction,  Minnesota. 

Lewis  W.  Baxter,  Kansas,  '95,  Superintendent  of  Public  In- 
struction, Oklahoma. 

James  Harlan,  DePauw,  '45,  Superintendent  of  Public  In- 
struction, Iowa. 

John  G.  Marvin,  Harvard,  '44,  Superintendent  of  Public  In- 
.structioii,  Pennsylvania. 

James  F.   Read,  Centre,  '74,  Adjutant  General,  Arkansas. 

.Among  those  who  have  sat  upon    the    hench  of  the 


STATE  COURT  JUDGES.  425 

highest  courts  of  the  respective  states  are  the  following: 

Justices  of  the  Supreme  Courts  in  the  Different  States: 
(Chief  Justices   in  Italics.) 
Thomas  J.  Devine,  Transylvania,  '43,   Texas. 
Henry  Clay  Gooding,  DePauw,  '59,  Arizona. 
Wilbur  F.   Stone,  Indiana,  '57,  Colorado. 
Willis   Van  Devanter,  DePauw,  '81,   Wyoming. 
Theodore  L.   Stiles,  Ohio,  '70,   Washington. 
Samuel  H.  Buskirk,  Indiana,  '45,  Indiana. 
James  H.  Beatty,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '58,  Idaho. 
James  P.  Sterett,  Jefferson,  '45,  Pennsylvania. 
David  J.  Brewer,  Wesleyan,  '55,  Kansas. 
Alonzo  Jay  Edgerton,  Wesleyan,  '50,  Minnesota. 
Joseph  G.  Wilson,  Miami,  '46,  Oregon. 
•Riley  E.  Stratton,  Miami,  '44,  Oregon. 
Presley  K.  Ewing,  Mississippi,  '81,  Texas. 
Alphonso  C.  Avery,  North  Carolina,  '59,  North  Carolina. 
Charles   B.    Parkhill,   Randolph-Macon,   '78,   Florida. 
Ulysses  Mcrcur,  Jefferson,  '42,  Pennsylvania. 
Joseph  R.  Lamar,  Jr.,  Washington  &  Lee^  '78,  Georgia. 
Miles  Tobey  Granger,  Wesleyan,  '42,  Connecticut. 
William  Ware  Peck,  Harvard,  '44,  Wyoming. 
John  Coburn,  Wabashj  '46,  Montana. 
Charles  M.  Vea,  Centenary,  '50,  Louisiana. 
William  B.   Spencer,  Centenary,  '55,  Louisiana. 
Thomas   P.   Clinton,   Centenary,  '56,  Louisiana. 
Samuel  H.  Elbert,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '54,  Colorado. 
Alonzo  P.  Carpenter,  Williams,  '49,  New  Hampshire. 
Andrew  Hunter  Boyd,  Washington  &  Lee,  '68.  Maryland. 
Sterling  R.  Cockrill,  Washington  &  Lee,  '69,  Arkansas. 
William  H.  West,  Jefferson,  '46,  Ohio. 
Joseph  M.  Moore,  Jefferson,  '46,  Louisiana. 
George  P.  Raney,  Virginia,  '67,  Florida. 
William  H.  Brinker,  Missouri,  '75,  New  Mexico. 


426  HANDBOOK     OK     BETA     THETA      PI. 

Ebenczer  T.  Wells,  Knox,  '55.  Colorado. 
Dick   Haney,   Iowa   Wesleyan,   '74,  South    Dakota. 
Emlin  McClain,  Iowa,  '71,  Iowa. 
Shcpard  Barclay,  Virginia,  '69,  Missouri. 
James  B.  Gantt,  Virginia.   '67,  Missouri. 
Robert  Jarrell   Morgan,   Georgia,   '48,    Tennessee. 
Edward  A.  Jaggard,  Dickinson,  '79,  Minnesota. 
Walter  C.  Caldwell.  Cumberland,  '71,  Tennessee. 
Sterling  R.   Cockrill,   Cumberland,   '70.   Tennessee. 
Horace  H.  Lurton,  Cumberland,  '67,  Tennessee. 
TowTisend  Scuddcr,  Columbia,  '88,  New  York. 
Charles  C.  Van  Kirk,  Colgate,  '84,  Nczv   York. 
John  T.   Blodgctt.   Brown,   '>.S0,   Rhode  Island. 

There  is  a  time  in  tiie  history  of  every  state  at  which 
it  strives  to  put  forward  its  best  men  and  that  is  when 
its  citizens  are  assembled  in  constitutional  convention  to 
revise  its  organic  law.  We  present  the  following  partial 
list  of  Betas  who  have  been  nKinbers  of  different  consti- 
tutional conventions.  We  say  "partial"  list  because  we 
know^  it  to  lie  incomplete,  but  we  present  it  as  a  lis^t  of 
men  in  whom  their  fellow  citizens  reposed  a  supreme 
trust. 

Members  of  State  Constitutional  Conventions: 

George  E.   Scay,  Cumberland,  '60,   Tennessee. 
William  H.  West,  Jefferson,  '46,  Ohio. 
George  F.  Young,  Johns  Hopkins,  '86,  So.  Dakota. 
Joseph    M.    Moore,   Jefferson,   '46,   Louisiana. 
William  F.  Green,  Jefferson.  '50,  North  Carolina. 
Timothy  Rives,  Randolph-Macon,  '79,   Virginia. 
John  G.   Pollard,   Randolph-Macon,  '91,   Virginia. 
William   F.   Glover,   South   Carolina.  '60,  Alabama. 


CONSTITUTIONAL  CONVENTIONS.  427 

John   C.   Bullitt,"  Transylvania,   '48,  Pennsylvania. 

Powell  Harrison,  Virginia,  '57,   Virginia. 

Thomas  R.  Mills,  Virginia,  '67,  Georgia. 

Alphonso  C.   Avery,  North  Carolina,  '57.  North  Carolina. 

William  P.  McLean,  North  Carolina,  '58,  Tennessee. 

James   T.    Moorehead,    North   Carolina,   '61,   North   Carolina. 

John  W.  McCormick,   Ohio,  "55,   Ohio. 

Thos.  L.  Stiles,  Ohio,  '70,  JVashington. 

James   H.   Beatty.   Ohio  Wesleyan.  '58,    Idaho. 

Charles  W.  Burdick,  Ohio  Wesleyan^  '81,  Wyoming. 

Ebenezer  T.  Wells,  Knox,  '55,  Colorado. 

William   C.   Goodhue,   Knox,   '56,  Illinois. 

Miles  W.   Lewis,   Emory,  '42,   Georgia. 

Peleg  Emory   Aldrich,   Harvard,   '44,  Massachusetts. 

Frederick  G.  Young,  Johns  Hopkins,  '86,  South  Dakota. 

Thomas   Harbine,   Miami,   '45,   Missouri. 

John  W.   Herron,   Miami,  '45,   Ohio. 

George  L.   Becker,  Michigan,  '46,  Minnesota. 

George  W.   Wall,  Michigan,  '58,  Illinois. 

William    F.    McDonald,    Mississippi,    '82,   Mississippi. 

Henry  S.   Hooker,  Mississippi,  '70,  Mississippi. 

Robert    G.    Hudson,    Mississippi,   '72,   Mississippi. 

James  S.  Brown,  Centre,  '52,  Tennessee. 

William  J.  Hendrick,  Centre,  '73,  Kentucky. 

Louis  P.  Harvey.  Cincinnati    '40,  IVisconsin. 

Robert  P.  Jacobs,  Centre,  '59,  Kentucky. 

James   W.    Blackburn,    Centre,    '54,   Kentucky. 

Richard  Mcllwaine,  Hampden-Sidney,  '53,   Virginia. 

Alfred   P.   Thom,    Richmond    '72,    Virginia. 

Eugene  P.  Withers,  North  Carolina.  '00,  ]'iroinia. 

Walter  A.  Watson,  Hampden-Sidney,  '87,   Virginia. 

David  Q.   Eggleston,  Hampden-Sidney,  '77,   Virginia. 

Joseph   D.   Eggleston,  Hampden-Sidney,  '86,    Virginia. 


'  Author    of    the    famous    "Bullitt    Bill,"    under    which    Philadelphia    is 
governed. 


428  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

There  is  another  state  office  which  implies  the  most 
eminent  respectabiHty  and  the  confidence  of  one's 
ncig-hbors  and  an  interest  in  government  sufficient  to  dis- 
tinguish a  person  from  the  vast  majority.  It  is  that  of 
presidential  elector  and  we,  therefore,  present  the  names 
of  some  of  the  Betas  who  have  held  this  office. 

Presidential  Electors: 

William  J.  Ilendrick,  Centre,  '73;  Henry  S.  Cauthorne.  De- 
Pauw,  '48;  John  W.  Ray,  DePauw,  '48;  Jonas  G.  How- 
ard, DePauw,  '51 ;  Aden  G.  Gavins.  DePauw,  '49 ;  John  Hanna, 
DePauw,  '50;  David  O.  Dailey,  DePauw,  '53;  Alfred  F.  White, 
DePauw,  '67 ;  Stanley  Matthews,  Cincinnati,  '40 ;  Joshua  H. 
Bates,  Cincinnati,  '40;  Milton  Remley,  Iowa,  '67;  Martin  N. 
Johnson,  Iowa,  '73 ;  William  D.  Bynum,  Indiana,  '69 ;  Robert 
S.  Ryors,  Indiana,  '65 ;  Alfred  T.  Pope,  Indiana,  '62 ;  Thomas  J. 
McElrath,  Hanover,  '58  ;  John  Reily  Knox.  Miami,  '39  ;  Isaac  H. 
Elliott,  Michigan, '61;  Junius  E.  Beal,  Michigan,  '82;  Oscar  F. 
Price,  Michigan,  '58;  Ezekiel  D.  Candler,  Mississippi,  '81;  Rob- 
ert Powell,  Mississippi,  '70 ;  Alphonso  C.  Avery,  North  Caro- 
lina, '57 ;  Eugene  P.  Withers,  North  Carolina,  '88 ;  John  G.  Pol- 
lard, Richmond,  '91  ;  William  Elliott,  Virginia,  '58 ;  David  S. 
Pierce,  Virginia,  '67 ;  Willoughby  N.  Smith,  Virginia,  '72 ;  Wil- 
liam F.  Green,  Jefferson,  '50 ;  Elihu  Spencer,  Wesleyan,  '39 : 
Alonzo  Jay  Edgerton,  Wesleyan,  '50,  Andrew  B.  Martin,  Cum- 
berland, '58;  William  D.  Frazce,  Cumberland,  '71;  John.R.  Good- 
win, DePauw,  '48;  Robert  P.  McCoUocli.  Wittenberg,  '80;  Mil- 
ton M.  Scott,  Westminster,  '74 ;  Robert  J.  Morgan,  Georgia, 
'48 ;  Wilbur  F.  Stone,  Indiana,  '57 ;  Marcus  L.  McPherson,  De- 
Pauw, '48 ;  Frank  O.  Lowden,  Iowa,  '85. 

As  might  be  expected,  a  considerable  proportion  of 
the  membership  of  the  fraternity  are  professors  and 
teachers,    and   many   college   presidents    have   worn    our 


COLLEGE    PRESIDENTS.  429 

badge,  chiefly  the  heads  of  institutions  located  in  the 
central  western  states,  in  which  the  fraternity  early  ac- 
quired prominence. 

In  the  first  part  of  the  following  list  we  have  men- 
tioned only  colleges  in  which  the  fraternity  (or  the 
Mystical  Seven)  has  been  represented  by  Chapters. 

College  Presidents  of  Beta  Colleges. 

John  Bascom,  Williams,  '49,  University  of  Wisconsin. 

Henry  A.  Buchtel,  DePauw,  '72,  University  of  Denver. 

Thomas  M.  Gatch,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '55,  Washington  State 
University. 

Jerome  H.  Raymond,  Northwestern,  '92,  University  of  West 
Virginia. 

William  T.   Reid,  Illinois,  '67,  University  of  California. 

Charles  S.  Venable,  *  Hampden-Sidney,  '54,  University  of 
Virginia. 

Michael   M.   Fisher,   Hanover,   '55,   University  of  Missouri. 

Charles  N.  Sims,  DePauw,  '70,  Syracuse  University. 

David  H.  Moore,  Ohio,  '60,  University  of  Denver. 

Samuel  S.  Laws,  Miami,  '48,  University  of  Missouri. 

William  H.    Scott,   Ohio,   '62,   Ohio    State   University. 

Lorenzo   D.   McCabe,  ^   Ohio,  43,   Ohio   Wesleyan   University. 

James   Harlan,   DePauw,   '45,   Iowa  Wesleyan   University. 

Andrew  D.   Hepburn,   Jefferson,    51.    Miami   University. 

Andrew   D.   Hepburn,  Jefferson,   '51,   Davidson   College. 

James  A.  Beaver,  Jefferson,  '56,   Pennsylvania  State  College. 

David  S.  Tappan,  Miami,  '64,  Miami  University. 

George   D.   Archibald,   Jefferson,   '47,    Hanover   College. 

Isaac   Crook,   Ohio   Wesleyan,   '59,   Ohio   University. 

William  H.   Hickman,   DePauw,   '73.   DePauw  University. 


'  Technically   called    "chairman   of   the   faculty." 
*  Technically  called  "acting  president." 


430  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

James  A.  P.  McGaw,  Miami,  '56,  Monmouth  College. 

Luther    M.    Smith,    Emory,    '48,    Emory    College. 

Charles  L.  Stafford,  Iowa  Wesleyan,  '71,  Iowa  Wesleyan 
University. 

Charles   W.   Carter,   Centenary,   '.55,   Centenary   College. 

William  H.   Scott,  Ohio,  '62,  Ohio  University. 

Samuel   S.  Laws,  Miami,  '48,  Westminster  College. 

David  A.  Wallace,   Miami,  '46,  Monmouth   College. 

Osborne  L.  Smith,  Emory,  '43,  Emory  College. 

iiilary  A.   Gobin,   DePauw,   "70,   DcPauw   University. 

Clifford  W.   Barnes,  California,  '89,   Illinois  College. 

Winfred   E.   Garrison,   Bethany,  '93,   Butler  College. 

William   Clark  Young,  Centre,  '59,  Centre  College. 

Richard  Mcllwainc,  liampden-Sidney,  '54,  Ilampden-Sidney 
College. 

Edward  A.  Tanner,  Illinois,  '57,  Illinois  College. 

Charles    H.    Fowler,    Syracuse.    '59,    Northwestern    University. 

Charles  G.   Heckert,   Wittenberg,   '86,   Wittenberg  College. 

William  L.  C.  Plunnicutt,  Emory,  '54,  Centenary  College. 

William   F.   Warren,   Wesleyan,    '53,    Boston   University. 

We  shall  now  mention  some  of 

The  Presidents  of  Other  Colleges. 

Frederick  M.  Tisdel,  Northwestern,  '91,  University  of  Wy- 
oming. 

Frank  Y.  Adams,  St.  Lawrence,  '88,  University  of  Arizona. 

James  K.  Patterson,  Hanover.  '55,  Kentucky  State  College. 

•Robert  D.  Jackson,  California,  '82,  University  of  Nevada. 

David   Ross   Boyd,   Wooster,   '78,   University   of   Oklahoma. 

Augustine  C.   Hirst,   Hanover,  '61,  University  of  the   Pacific. 

Isaac  Crook,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '59,  University  of  the  Pacific. 

Joseph   P.   Blanton,   Hampden-Sidney,  '69,  Univ.   of  Idaho. 

Charles   O.    Mercia,   DcPauw,   '91,   South   Dakota   University. 

Samuel  S.  Weatherby,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '66,  Baker  Univer- 
sity. 


COLLEGE    PRESIDENTS.  43.1 

George  Loomis,  Wesleyan,  '42,  Allegheny  College. 

Thomas  M.  Gatch,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '55,  Oregon  Agricultural 
College. 

Alexander  Q.  Holladay,  Virginia.  '59.  North  Carolina  Agri- 
cultural College. 

Alexander  Q.  Holladay,  Virginia,  '59,  Florida  State  College 

Angelo  C.   Scott,  Kansas,  '77,  Oklahoma   State  College. 

Elijah  E.  Edwards,  DePauw,  '53,  Colorado  State  College. 

Thomas  H.   Sinex,  DePauw.  '42,  Albion  College. 

Charles  F.  Creighton,  Ohio,  '70,  Nebraska  Wesleyan  Univer- 
sity. 

LeRoy  A.  Belt.  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '61,  Ohio  Northern  Univer- 
sity. 

Charles  E.   Shelton,  Iowa  Wes.,  '79,   Simpson  College. 

Burris   A.   Jenkins,    Bethany,   '91,    Kentucky   University. 

Caleb  F.  Gates,  Beloit,  '77,  Robert  College,   (Constantinople.^ 

Arthur  F.  Griffith,  St.  Lawrence,  '97,  Oahu  College,  (Hono- 
lulu.) 

Joseph  H.  Calvin,  Jefferson,  '49,  Oakland  College. 

Isaac  J.  Long,  Centre,  '58,  Arkansas  College. 

Samuel  M.  Luckett,   Centre,  '59,  Austin  College. 

John  J.   Halsey,   Chicago,   '70,   Lake  Forest  College. 

Edward   O.    Sisson,   Chicago,   '93,    Bradley    Polytechnic. 

Frank  W.  Gunsaulus,  Ohio  Wesleyan.  "75,  Armour  Institute. 

Thomas  C.  Mendenhall,  Western  Reserve,  '69,  Worcester 
Polytechnic. 

Thomas  C.  Mendenhall,  Western  Reserve,,  '69,  Rose  Poly- 
technic. 

Henry  B.  Boude,  Centre.  '57,  Austin  College. 

and  dozens  of  institutions,  some  of  which  are  denomin- 
ated colleges,  but  which  are  in  general  regarded  as  main- 
taining a  position  not  entitling  them  to  collegiate  rank. 
It  is  quite  impossible  to  mention  the  college  profes- 


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sors  and  others  eminent  in  educational  matters  except 
in  the  most  cursory  way.  Any  complete  list  is  entirely 
beyond  the  capacity  of  this  work  ;  every  well  informed 
Beta  can  mention  many  more  than  we  have  room  to 
name.  The  following  are  those  whose  position  is  such 
that  we  cannot  omit  them,  viz:  John  Bascom,  Williams, 
'49,  professor  of  philosophy  at  Williams ;  Charles  W. 
Shields,  Princeton,  "44,  many  years  at  Princeton,  and 
whose  exit  from  the  Presbyterian  church  was  so 
much  discussed  a  few  years  since ;  Robert  V.  Foster, 
Cumberland,  '76,  professor  of  theology  at  Cumberland 
University ;  Heman  H.  Allen,  Centre,  '55,  President  of 
the  Danville  Theological  Seminary ;  Henry  St.  George- 
Tucker,  Washington  &  Lee,  Dean  of  the  Law  School  of 
George  Washington  University,  William  E.  Scheuerman. 
Missouri,  '88,  Dean  of  the  Engineering  Department  at 
Vanderbilt;  Oren  E.  Locke,  Syracuse,  '72,  director  of  the 
Conservatory  of  Music  at  Northwestern ;  the  late  John 
S.  Newberry,  Western  Reserve,  '45,  professor  of  Geol- 
ogy at  Columbia;  William  M.  Marshall,  Boston,  '87, 
Dean  of  the  Classical  Department  at  Boston  University ; 
Herbert  W.  Conn,  Boston,  '81,  professor  of  Biology  at 
Wesleyan ;  Rollin  D.  Salisbury,  Beloit,  '81,  professor  of 
Geography  and  Dean  of  the  Ogden  School  of  Science  at 
Chicago;  Watson  L.  Savage,  Amherst,  '82,  President 
of  The  New  York  Normal  School  of.  Physical 
Education ;  Erasmus  Haworth,  Kansas,  '81,  Dean  of  the 
Mining  Department  at  Kansas ;  Samuel  McC.  Lindsay, 
Pennsylvania,  '99,  professor  of  Sociology  at  Columbia,. 


PROMINENT   COLLEGE   PROFESSORS.  433 

and  formerly  Commissioner  of  Education  of  Porto  Rico ; 
Wallace  C.  Sabine,  Ohio  State,  '88,  Dean  of  the  Law- 
rence Scientific  School  at  Harvard ;  Andrew  F.  West, 
Centre,  '73,  Dean  of  the  Classical  Department  at  Prince- 
ton, and  who  recently  declined  the  presidency  of  the 
Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology ;  Charles  M. 
Bakewell.   California,   professor   of   Philosophy   at  Yale. 

John  W.  Burgess,  Cumberland,  "62,  Dean  of  the  School 
of  Political  Science  at  Columbia,  and  at  present  Roose- 
velt professor  at  the  University  of  Berlin ;  Charles  F. 
Beach,  Jr.,  Centre,  '79,  professor  of  American  Law  at 
the  University  of  Paris ;  Emlin  McClain,  Iowa,  '71,  until 
recently  chancellor  of  the  law  department  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Iowa ;  Walter  L.  Hervey,  Denison,  '84.  founder 
and  first  president  of  the  Teachers'  College  in  New 
York;  Summerfield  S.  Still,  Kansas,  '81,  founder  of  Os- 
teopathy and  president  of  St^ill  College ;  Edward  E. 
Barnard,  Vanderbilt,  '86,  the  well  known  astronomer 
and  director  of  the  Yerkes  observatory ;  the  late  Thomas 
R.  Price,  Virginia,  '59,  for  many  years  head  of  the  de- 
partment of  English  at  Columbia ;  Rev.  Wilbur  P. 
Thirkield,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '76,  president  of.  Gammon 
Theological  School  and  of  Howard  University,  Hilary 
A.  Gobin,  DePauw,  '70,  dean  of  the  Theological  School 
at  DePauw,  Dr.  Isaac  N.  Himes,  Jeflferson,  '53,  dean  of 
the  medical  department  at  Western  Reserve ;  Francis  W. 
Shepardson,  professor  of  history  and  dean  of  the  Senior 
colleges  at  Chicago. 

Also  the  following  professors  who  have  not  occupied 


434  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Other  official  positions:  Winder  E.  Goldsborough,  Cor- 
nell. '91,  electrical  engineering  at  Purdue;  Walter  Blair, 
Hampden-Sidney,  '55,  Latin  at  Hajnpden- Sidney ;  Vol- 
ney  G.  Barbour,  Michigan,  '(53,  civil  engineering  at  Ver- 
mont;  De  \'olson  Wood,  Michigan,  59,  mathematics  and 
mechanical  engineering  at  Stevens ;  Daniel  Kirkwood, 
Indiana,  '-i9,  mathematics  and  astronomy  at  Indiana; 
Alonzo  Linn,  Jefferson,  49,  Greek,  at  Washington  &  Jef- 
ferson ;  James  M.  Safford,  Ohio,  "44,  geology  at  Vander- 
bilt ;  Charles  S.  \^enable,  Hampden-Sidney,  '54,  mathe- 
matics at  Mrginia  ;  James  T.  Hatfield,  Northwestern,  '83, 
German  at  Northwestern ;  Charles  N.  Zueblin,  North- 
western, '87,  sociology  at  Chicago ;  the  late  John  C. 
Zachos,  Cincinnati,  '40,  the  originator  of  the  Cooper  In- 
stitute at  New  York  ;  Frederick  S.  Lee.  St.  Lawrence, 
'78,  physiology  at  Columbia;  Gustavus  j.  ()rr,  Emory, 
'II,  mathematics  at  Emory  and  who  remodeled  the  edu- 
cational system  of  Georgia ;  Richard  A.  I^".  Penrose,  Har- 
vard, '84,  economic  geology  at  Chicago ;  Eugene  Wam- 
baugh,  Ohio  Wcsleyan,  '75,  law  at  Harvard ;  John  L. 
Van  Ornum,  Washington,  '88,  civil  engineering  at  Wash- 
ington ;  Edgar  O.  Lovett,  Bethany,  '90,  astronomy  at 
Princeton ;  Charles  R.  Henderson,  Chicago,  '70,  sociol- 
ogy at  Chicago  and  author  of  the  well  known  work  on 
"charity";  William  Cathcart  Day,  Johns  Hopkins,  '80, 
chemistry  at  Swarthmore ;  Stanley  Coulter,  Hanover,  '71, 
biology  at  Purdue ;  Robert  B.  Riggs,  Beloit,  '76,  chem- 
istry at  Trinity;  Herbert  C.  Tolman,  Yale,  '88,  Greek 
at  Vanderbilt ;  Charles  Bundv  Wilson,  Cornell,  '84,  Ger- 


METHODIST   CLERGY.  435 

man  at  Iowa ;  Robert  W.  Wood,  Johns  Hopkins,  physics 
at  Johns  Hopkins ;  George  F.  Young,  Johns  Hopkins,  '86, 
economics  at  Oregon,  and  Henry  W.  Harper,  Texas,  '95, 
chemistry  at  Texas. 

In  the  churches,  the  fraternity  seems  to  be  strongest 
in  the  Methodist  church.  In  the  Northern  branch  we 
have  on  our  rolls  Bishop  Luther  B.  Wilson,  Dickinson, 
'75;  Bishop  Charles  H.  Fowler,  Syracuse,  '59,  (who  was 
editor  of  the  Christian  Advocate)  ;  Bishop  David  H. 
Moore,  Ohio,  "GO  ;  Bishop  Earl  Cranston,  Ohio,  '61 ;  and 
Bishop  Henry  W.  Warren,  Wesleyan,  '53 ;  Bradford  K. 
Pierce,  Wesleyan,  '41,  late  editor  of  Zions  Herald  and 
George  E.  Whitaker,  Boston,  '85,  its  present  publisher. 
Wilbur  F.  Thirkield.  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '76,  former  sec- 
retary of  the  Epworth  League  and  president  of  Gammon 
Theological  Seminary  ;  John  H.  Acton,  Ohio  Wesleyan, 
'79,  editor  of  the  Pacifie  Christian  Advocate;  the  late 
Arthur  Edwards,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '58,  editor  of  the 
Xorthwestern  Christian  Advocate;  the  late  James  W. 
Mendenhall,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '64,  editor  of  the  Metho- 
dist Review;  Henry  A.  Buchtel  DePauw,  '72,  chancellor 
of  the  University  of  Denver,  and  now  Governor  of  Colo- 
rado; Orville  J.  Nave,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '70,  known  as 
"Chaplain"  Nave  and  J.  Hogarth  Lozier,  DePauw,  '57, 
known  as  "Chaplain"  Lozier ;  Ferdinand  C.  Iglehart,  De 
Pauw,  '67  ;  Oliver  A.  Brown,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  'QQ  ;  Leroy 
A.  Belt,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '61 ;  Newton  W.  Darlington, 
Wabash,  '52  ;  Thomas.  C.  Iliff,  Ohio,  '70  ;  Isaac  Crook, 
Ohio  Wesleyan,  '59 ;  Charles  O.  Stafford,  Iowa 
Wesleyan,    '71 ;    DeLoss    M.    Tompkins,    Northwestern, 


436  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI, 

'77,  and  many  others  who  have  held  positions  of 
honor.  Bishops  Wilham  X.  Ninde,  Wesleyan,  '47, 
and  Edward  G.  Andrews,  Wesleyan,  '47,  were  members 
of  the  Mystical  Seven.  In  the  Southern  Church  there 
are  Bishop  Elijah  E.  Hoss,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '09,  for  many 
years  also  editor  of  the  Nashville  Christian  Advocate, 
and  Wayman  H.  Potter,  Emory,  '-!!),  and  Wilbur  F. 
Glenn,  Emory,  '60,  editors  of  the  Wesleyan  Christian 
Advocate. 

In  the  Presbyterian  church,  may  be  mentioned,  Wil- 
liam C.  Young,  Centre,  '59,  moderator  of  the  general 
assembly  of  1892 ;  Frederick  T.  Brown,  Princeton,  '45, 
editor  of  the  Illustrated  Christian  Weekly,  Henry  Clay 
Evans,  Westminster,  '81,  editor  of  the  St.  Louis  Presby- 
terian, Heman  H.  Allen,  Centre,  '55,  editor  of  the  West- 
ern Presbyterian,  Francis  C.  Monfort.  Hanover,  '64 ; 
Elias  C.  Monfort,  Hanover,  '65,  and  Edward  P.  Whal- 
lon,  Hanover,  '68,  editors  of  the  Herald  and  Presbyter; 
John  Gillespie,  Jefferson,  '62,  late  Secretary  of  the  Board 
of  Foreign  Missions,  John  C.  McClintock,  Washington 
&  Jefferson,  '62.  of  Iowa;  the  late  George  W.  F.  Birch, 
Washington  (Pa.),  '58;  James  S.  Ramsay,  Washing- 
ton (Pa.),  '(il ;  Meade  C.  Williams,  Miami.  '61,  of  St. 
Louis ;  the  late  Nathaniel  West,  Michigan,  '46,  at  one 
time  editor  of  the  Princeton  Reviezv;  Samuel  Hall 
Young,  Wooster,  '75,  superintendent  of  Missions  in 
Alaska,  and  David  C.  Marquis,  Washington  &  Jefferson, 
'57,  professor  in  the  McCormick  Seminary  and  Moder- 
ator of  the  General  Assembly  of  1886. 


PROMINENT  CLERGY.  437 

In  the  Southern  Branch  of  the  church  there  are  Henry 
Martyn  Smith,  Washington  &  Jefferson,  '51,  Moderator 
of  the  AssembHes  of  1873  and  187-1  and  for  many  years 
editor  of  the  South  Western  Presbyterian,  Robert  Q. 
Mallard,  Georgia,  '53,  also  editor  of  the  same  journal, 
Abner  Crump  Hopkins,  Hampden-Sidney,  '55,  Moder- 
ator of  the  assembly  of  1903,  Joseph  R.  Wilson, 
Jefferson,  '44,  Moderator  of  the  assemblies  of  1879  and 
1880 ;  John  Newton  Craig,  secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Home  Missions;  Samuel  M.  Luckett,  Centre,  '59,  of 
Texas ;  Charles  M.  Payne,  Davidson,  '63,  of  North  Caro- 
lina ;  Richard  K.  Smoot,  Hanover,  '56,  of  Texas ;  Thomas 
L.  Preston,  Virginia,  '55,  of  Virginia ;  Isaac  J.  Long, 
Centre,  '58,  of  Arkansas ;  Thomas  W.  Hooper,  Hampden 
-Sidney,  '55,  of  Virginia,  and  Alexander  W.  Pitzer, 
Hampden-Sidney,  '54,  of  Washington. 

In  the  Cumberland  Branch  of  the  church,  Ira  Land- 
rith,  Cumberland,  '88,  editor  of  the  Cumherland  Presby- 
terian; Samuel  M.  Templeton,  Trinity,  '83,  Moder- 
ator of  the  assembly  of  1902,  and  Prof.  Robert  V.  Foster, 
Cumberland,  '70,  of  Tennessee,  may  be  referred  to,  and 
in  the  United  Presbyterian  church  David  R.  Miller, 
Monmouth,  '74,  editor  of  the  United  Presbyterian,  and 
the  late  David  A.  Wallace,  the  theologian. 

In  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church  there  are  Davis 
Sessums,  Virginia,  '79,  Bishop  of  Louisiana,  Charles  D. 
Williams,  Kenyon,  '80.  Bishop  of  Michigan,  George  H. 
Kinsolving,  Virginia,  "70,  Bishop  of  Texas,  and  the  late 
Henry  M.  Jackson,  V.  M.  I.,  '71,  Bishop  of  Alabama, 


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also  Charles  W.  Leffingwell,  founder  and  for  many  years 
editor  of  the  Liznng  Church,  and  many  well  known  clergy. 

In  the  Congregational  Church  are  Theodore  T. 
Munger,  Western  Reserve,  '51,  author  of  "The  Freedom 
of  Faith,"  and  Artemas  J.  Haynes,  Denver,  '95,  his  suc- 
cessor, as  pastor  of  the  United  Congregational  church  at 
New  Haven ;  James  A.  Adams,  editor  of  the  Congrega- 
tional Herald,  and  Frank  W.  Gunsaulus,  Ohio  Wesleyan, 
'75,  of  the  Plymouth  church,  Chicago. 

In  addition,  we  may  mention  George  Scholl,  Witten- 
berg, '68,  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Foreign  ^Missions  of 
the  Lutheran  church  ;  David  H.  Bauslin,  Wittenberg,  '76, 
and  Ezra  K.  Bell,  Wittenberg,  '77,  editors  of  the  Luth- 
eran World ;  Frederick  L.  Sigmund,  Wittenberg,  '86,  pres- 
ident of  Carthage  College,  and  John  H.  Prugh,  Witten- 
berg, '77,  president  of  the  General  Synod  of  the  Re- 
formed Church  in  the  United  States ;  Benjamin  L.  Smith, 
Bethany,  '78,  Secretary  of  Home  Missionary  Work,  in 
the  Christian  (Campbellite)  church;  William  Robin- 
son Warren,  Bethany,  '89,  editor  of  the  Christian  Work- 
er, and  William  J.  Wright.  Bethany,  '81,  National  Super- 
intendent of  Evangelism  in  Christian  churches.  In  the 
Baptist  church  we  have  George  W.  Lasher,  editor  of  the 
Journal  and  Messenger.  William  A.  Stanton,  Hanover, 
'75,  editor  of  The  Kingdom,  and  Joseph  K.  Wilson, 
Brown,  '73,  editor  of    Zion's  Advocate. 

Among  physicians  we  may  mention  George  Ben  John- 
son. Virginia,  '72,  of  Richmond:  the  late  William  R. 
Pryor,  Washington  &  Lee,  '76,  of  New  York,  a  famous 


PROMINENT  PHYSICIANS.  439 

gynaecologist;  Elkanah  Williams,  DePauw,  '47,  the 
oculist;  Thaddeus  A.  Reamy,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '70,  of 
Cincinnati;  Theophilus  Parvin,  Indiana,  '47,  of  Indian- 
apolis; James  T.  Whitaker,  Miami,  '63,  well  known  as 
a  physican  and  author;  Hobart  A.  Hare,  Pennsylvania, 
'84,  editor  of  the  Medical  News,  Alexander  W.  Ewing, 
Michigan,  '64,  of  New  York  City;  Francis  C.  Wilson, 
Washington  &  Lee,  '60.  of  Louisville,  and  Samuel  D. 
Risley,  Iowa,  '75,  of  Philadelphia;  John  N.  Mackenzie, 
A'irginia,  '76,  the  eminent  laryngologist ;  Ernest  J.  Led- 
erle,  Columbia,  '86,  late  Commissioner  of  Health  at  New 
York  City  ;  Seth  Scott  Bishop,  Beloit,  '77,  a  laryngologist 
of  eminence ;  John  Chalmers  DaCosta,  Pennsylvania,  '83, 
the  celebrated  surgeon  of  Philadelphia;  Arthur  R.  Ed- 
wards, Northwestern,  '88,  of  Chicago,  and  Charles  H. 
Leonard,  Syracuse,  '72,  of  Detroit. 

William  D.  Williams.  George,  '48,  superintendent  of 
the  Georgia  Blind  Asylum  :  William  K.  Argo,  Centre. 
'79,  superintendent  of  the  Kentucky  and  Colorado  schools 
for  the  deaf  and  blind;  William  H.  DeMotte,  DePauw, 
'49,  superintendent  of  the  Wisconsin  and  Kansas  schools 
for  the  deaf;  Joseph  C.  Gordon.  Monmouth,  '66,  a  high 
authority  on  the  deaf  and  dumb ;  John  R.  Dobyns,  West- 
minster, '74,  superintendent  of  the  Mississippi  deaf  and 
dumb  asylum,  and  Philip  G.  Gillette,  DePauw,  '52,  super- 
intendent of  the  Illinois  Institute  for  the  3eaf ;  Louis  G. 
Perkins,  Centenary,  '50,  superintendent  of  the  Louisiana 
Insane  Asylum ;  George  F.  Keene,  Brown,  '75,  superin- 
tendent of  the  Rhode  Island  Insane  Asylum  and  Clar- 


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ence  M.  Parks,  Indiana,  '85,  superintendent  of  tlie  Wash- 
ington State  Insane  Asylum. 

In  tiie  law  the  fraternity  has  long  held  a  commanding 
position.  We  have  mentioned  many  of  our  prominent 
lawyers  in  the  lists  of  officials,  judges  anci  professors.  A 
selection  of  other  names  is  difficult  because  any  principle 
of  exclusion  will  cause  the  omission  of  some  names  which 
competent  judges  would  include. 

We  may  refer  to  Henry  Beard,  Cincmnati,  '40,  the 
patent  lawyer,  and  Richard  T.  Merrick,  Jefiferson,  '43, 
both  of  Washington,  D.  C.  and  whose  practice  was  chief- 
ly before  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States ;  Rush 
Taggart,  Wooster,  '71.  of  New  York  City,  counsel  for 
the  Western  Union  ;  Benjamin  Sheeks,  Indiana.  '(i5,  of 
Salt  Lake  City ;  Winfield  R.  Smith,  Wisconsin,  '89,  of 
Seattle;  John  S.  Miller,  St.  Lawrence,  '69,  corporation 
counsel  of  Chicago ;  James  A.  Burhans,  DePauw, 
'75,  of  Chicago ;  the  late  Abram  W.  Hendricks, 
Jefferson,  '43,  of  Indianapolis ;  Henry  Judson  Booth, 
Denison,  '73,  of  Columbus,  Ohio ;  William  C.  Sprague, 
Dcnison.  '81,  jjresident  of  the  Sprague  Correspondence 
.School  of  Law.  Furman  Slicppard,  Princeton,  '45,  for- 
merly city  solicitor  of  Philadelphia :  Andrew  Allison, 
'Cumberland,  '00,  and  Gen.  Gates  P.  Thurston,  Miami, 
■'55,  of  Nashville ;  the  late  Peleg  Emory  Aldrich,  Harv- 
rard,  '44,  of  Worcester,  Mass. ;  Booth  M.  Malone,  Beloit. 
^77,  of  Denver;  Henry  J.  Hersey,  Boston,  '84.  of  Den- 
ver; Ledyard  P.  Hale,  St.  Lawrence,  '76,  of  Canton,  N. 
Y. ;  Hon.    Tohn  W.  Herron,   Miami,  '45,  of  Cincinnati ; 


RAILROAD  LA   /YERS.  441 

David  S.  Garland,  Randolph-Macon,  '85,  editor  of  the 
American  English  Encyclopedia  of  Law ;  Charles  S. 
Wheeler,  California,  '84,  of  San  Francisco ;  Christopher 
C.  Wright,  Iowa  Wesleyan,  '72,  of  Los  Angeles,  author 
of  the  irrigation  law  of  California ;  John  L.  Boone,  Ohio 
Wesleyan,  '63,  the  patent  lawyer  of  San  Francisco; 
Amasa  C.  Paul,  Dartmouth,  '78,  the  patent  lawyer  of 
Minneapolis,  and  Albert  H.  Washburn,  Cornell,  '89, 
specialist  in  tariff  litigation  of  New  York  City. 

Among  the  lawyers  who  have  made  a  specialty  of  prac- 
tice relating  to  railroads  and  similar  corporations,  we 
may  mention  Addison  G.  Smith,  Cumberland,  '73, 
general  counsel  for  the  Birmingham  Southern  R.  R. ; 
Alonzo  W.  Church,  George,  '47,  counsel  for  the  Chicago 
&  Alton  R.  R.  for  many  years ;  James  M.  Walker,  Mich- 
igan, '46,  general  counsel  for  the  Michigan  Central  and 
president  of  the  Stock  Yards  corporation  at  Chicago ; 
the  late  John  S.  Newberry,  Michigan,  '46,  a  distinguished 
admiralty  lawyer  of  Detroit  and  president  of  several 
navigation  companies  operating  on  the  great  lakes  ;  An- 
drew J.  Poppleton,  Michigan,  '51,  general  attorney  for 
the  Union  Pacific ;  Alfred  P.  Thom,  Virginia,  '76,  gen- 
eral counsel  for  the  Southern  Railway  ;  Cyrus  D.  Roys, 
Michigan,  61,  attorney  for  the  Lake  Shore  &  Michigan 
Southern  and  the  Wisconsin  Central ;  Gaylord  B.  Clark, 
Washington  &  Lee,  '68,  general  counsel  for  the  Mobile 
&  Ohio;  William  B.  Keep,  Beloit,  '73,  general  attorney 
for  the  Southern  Pacific ;  Wilbur  F.  Stone,  Indiana,  '57, 
attorney  for  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande ;  Howard  Morris, 


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Wisconsin,  'T7,  general  counsel  for  the  Wisconsin  Cen- 
tral; iicnjaniin  S.  Grosscup,  Wittenberg,  'TD,  counsel  for 
the  Northern  Pacific  on  the  western  coast;  Alfred  H. 
M'cVey,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '68,  general  counsel  for  the 
Toledo,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis ;  Henry  H.  Trimble.  De- 
Pauw,  '47,  general  attorney  for  the  Burlington  Route : 
Joseph  B.  Cummings,  Georgia,  '54,  general  counsel  for 
the  Georgia  Pacific ;  Blewett  H.  Lee,  Virginia.  '85,  gen- 
eral attorney  for  the  Illinois  Central ;  Henry  S.  Priest, 
Westminster,  'T"^,  general  attorney  for  the  Missouri  Pa- 
cific ;  William  T.  Rankin,  Monmouth,  '74,  general  attor- 
ney for  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific ,  Robert  J. 
Morgan,  Georgia,  '48,  counsel  for  the  St.  Louis  &  Iron 
Mountain ;  David  G.  Plamilton,  DePauw,  '65,  president 
of  the  Texas  &  Mexican  Central,  the  National  Railway 
of  Illinois  and  of  the  Chicago  City  Railway  Company,  and 
the  late  Samuel  E.  Williamson,  Western  Reserve,  '64, 
general  counsel  for  the  Nickel  Plate,  the  New  York  Cen- 
tral and  the  West  Shore. 

(M  persons  connected  with  railroading  we  may  men- 
tion, William  Hood,  Dartmouth,  '67,  chief  engineer  of 
the  Southern  Pacific ;  Andrew  D.  Schindler.  California, 
'83,  general  manager  of  the  Pacific  Electric  and  Los  An- 
geles Interurban  Railway  Company;  John  1).  K.  Smith, 
Bethany,  '62,  president  of  the  Iowa  Railway  Construc- 
tion Company;  James  M.  Reynolds,  DePauw,  "K;,  for 
many  years  vice-president  and  general  manager  of  the 
Louisville,  New  Albany  &  Chicago ;  John  L.  Frazier, 
Washington  &  Lee,  '58.  Division  Superintendent  of  the 


CIVIL  ENGINEERS.  443 

Southern  Pacific ;  John  A.  Grant,  Washington  &  Lee, 
'66,  president  of  the  Memphis  &  Charleston ;  George  B. 
Wright,  Ohio,  '41,  vice-president  of  the  old  Atlantic  & 
Great  Western  and  receiver  and  president  of  the  Indian- 
apolis, Bloomington  &  Western ;  Wallace  J.  Wilcox,  Cor- 
nell, "78,  master  mechanic  of  the  Mexican  Central;  Wil- 
son D.  Kinnear,  Kansas,  '84,  chief  engineer  of  the  Michi- 
gan Central ;  Benjamin  A.  Kimball,  president  of  the  Con- 
cord &  }iIontreal ;  Halleck  W.  Seaman,  Iowa,  '82,  presi- 
dent of  the  Illinois,  Iowa  &  Minnesota ;  Edmund  H. 
Williams,  Michigan,  '47,  general  superintendent  of  the 
Pennsylvania  and  vice-president  of  the  Baldwin  Loco- 
motive Works ;  Charles  Parrott,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '56, 
vice-president  of  the  Columbus,  Sandusky  &  Hocking 
Valley;  James  M.  Walker,  Michigan,  '46,  president  of 
the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy,  and  William  W. 
Baldwin,  Iowa,  '66,  assistant  to  the  president  of  the 
same  railroad  and  president  of  some  of  its  subsidiary 
corporations  ;  George  G.  Hull,  Georgia,  "47,  the  construc- 
tor of  the  Atlantic  &  Great  Western  ;  James  P.  Gould, 
Dartmouth,  '62,  chief  engineer  of  the  Ulster  &  Delaware ; 
James  F.  Read,  Centre,  '74,  president  of  the  Arkansas 
Western  ;  J.  Vernet  Cilley,  Maine,  '83,  inspector  general 
of  Railways  for  the  Argentine  Republic,  and  Eugene  A. 
Sommers,  Union,  '96,  engineer  of  the  Guayaquil  &  Quito 
Railway. 

Among  engineers  are,  Lee  Hayes,  Missouri,  '79,  chief 
engineer  of  the  Boston,  Montana  &  Butte  Mining  Com- 


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pany ;  Eugene  J.  Buffington,  X'anderbilt,  '85,  president, 
and  William  H.  Pratt,  Dartmouth,  '74,  general  superin- 
tendent of  the  Illinois  Steel  Company ;  Amory  P.  Fol- 
well,  Brown,  '85,  professor  of  municipal  engineering  at 
Lafayette  College;  Robert  A.  Kinzie,  California,  '97, 
superintendent  of  the  Treadwell  mine  in  Alaska;  Hum- 
phrey R.  Smith,  Stevens,  '88,  chief  engineer  of  the  Otis 
Elevator  Company;  Alexander  K.  Hamilton.  Stevens, 
'95,  chief  engineer  of  the  Lackawanna  Steel  Company ; 
Henry  S.  Loud,  Stevens,  '90,  general  manager  of  the 
British  Westinghouse  Company ;  Frederick  W.  Cooke, 
Stevens,  '82,  superintendent  of  the  Locomotive  Works 
at  Paterson,  N.  J. ;  Charles  Volney  Kerr,  Stevens,  '88,  of 
Westinghouse,  Church,  Kerr  &  Co.,  of  New  York  City, 
and  George  H.  Pegram,  Washington,  '77,  chief  engineer 
of  the  elevated  railroads  in  New  York  City  and  designer 
of  the  elevated  railroads  in  Kansas  City  and  of  the  Great 
Union  Station  in  St.  Louis. 

In  the  Military  and  Naval  service  we  find  a  smaller 
representation  than  in  other  professions,  college  men 
being  men  of  peace.  We  had  a  few  soldiers  in  the  war 
with  Mexico.  When  the  Civil  W^ar  broke  out  in  1861, 
the  active  young  men  North  and  South  flocked  to  the 
armies  and  the  fraternity  was  represented  in  the  South- 
ern army  by  almost  all  of  its  members  and  in  the  North- 
ern army  by  a  good  majority.  It  is  an  inspiration  to 
look  at  the  old  rolls  of  the  Centre^  Hampden- Sidney, 
Virginia,  Ohio,  DePauw  and  Michigan  chapters  for  in- 


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stance,  and  see  the  annotations  of  patriotic  service  after 
practically  every  name. 

In  the  Federal  army  during  the  war  the  following 
were  Brigadier  generals :  Joshua  T.  Owen,  Washington 
&  Jefferson,  '45 ;  Robert  W.  Smith,  Williams,  '50 ;  Hal- 
bert  E.  Paine,  Western  Reserve,  '45 ;  Joshua  H.  Bates, 
Cincinnati,  '42 ;  Thomas  Greene  Mitchell,  Cincinnati,  '40 ; 
Stanley  Matthews,  Cincinnati,  '40 ;  B.  Gratz  Brown, 
Transylvania,  '46;  Charles  C.  Gilbert,  Ohio,  '43,  and 
Frank  Askew,  Michigan,  '58.  In  addition  there  were 
39  colonels,  27  lieutenant  colonels,  19  majors,  72  captains, 
31  first  lieutenants,  13  second  lieutenants,  33  non-com- 
missioned officers,  19  chaplains  and  85  privates. 

In  the  Confederate  army,  there  were  two  major  gen- 
erals, John  B.  Gordon,  Georgia,  '52,  and  Butler  P.  An- 
derson, Washington  &  Jefferson,  '49,  and  three  brigadier 
generals,  Edward  L.  Tracy,  Georgia,  '51,  Edward  L. 
Thomas,  Emory,  '46,  and  Humphrey  Marshall,  Tran- 
sylvania, '45.  There  were  also  18  colonels,  14  lieuten- 
ant-colonels, 22  majors,  75  captains,  37  first  lieutenants, 
18  second  lieutenants,  22  non-commissioned  officers,  13 
chaplains  and  113  privates.  Among  the  confederates 
were  William  Gay  Strange,  Virginia,  '55,  professor  in 
the  little  known  Confederate  States  Naval  Academy ; 
William  Allan,  Virginia,  '60,  the  military  authority  and 
writer,  and  Robert  A.  Hardaway,  Emory,  '47,  who  com- 
manded "Hardaway's  Battalion." 

In  the  Northern  Navy  there  were  2  commanders,  4 
lieutenant  commanders  and  a   number  of  officers  of  a 


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lower  grade.  Tn  the  Southern  Navy  there  was  1  lieuten- 
ant. In  the  Northern  Army  11  are  reported  killed  in 
battle  and  in  the  Southern  Army  52. 

There  are  few  Betas  now  in  the  service.  We  might 
mention  Franklin  Hanford,  Naval  Academy,  'GG,  a  rear 
admiral,  and  John  j.  1  lunker,  his  classmate,  a  captain  in 
the  navy.  Major  William  J.  Twining,  Wabash,  '54,  was 
long  a  professor  at  West  Point. 

At  present  John  F.  Pratt,  Dartmouth.  '71,  is  com- 
mander of  the  steamer,  "Patterson,"  and  Philip  A.  Walk- 
er, Cornell,  '78,  is  commander  of  the  "Bache,"  both  in 
the  coast  survey  service.  John  R.  Eastman,  Dartmouth, 
'62,  is  astronomer  of  the  U.  S.  Naval  Observatory. 

Concerning  the  War  with  Spain  the  records  are  mea- 
gre. In  the  Navy  we  were  represented  by  1  rear  ad- 
miral, 3  lieutenants,  2  ensigns,  and  1  captain  of  a  trans- 
port. In  the  Army  we  had  3  colonels,  3  lieutenant  col- 
onels, 5  majors,  4  captains,  4  lieutenants  and  several  sur- 
geons.    No  privates  have  been  reported. 

Among  men  prominent  in  business  affairs  we  might 
mention  the  late  Milton  D.  Latham,  Washington  &  Jef- 
ferson, '45,  who  was  president  of  the  London  and  San 
Francisco  Bank  for  thirteen  years ;  Samuel  K.  Martin, 
Beloit,  '62,  president  of  the  Martin  Lumber  Company: 
Edwin  Leonard,  Jr.,  Amherst,  '84,  president  of  Reed  & 
Carnick ;  John  M.  Pattison,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '69.  presi- 
dent of  the  Union  Central  Life  Insurance  Company : 
Bascom  H.  Robinson,  Hanover,  '76,  president  of  the 
Bankers  Reserve  Life  Insurance  Company  ;  Reuben  W. 


MERCHANTS  AND  x\UTHOKS.  447 

Millsaps,  DePauw,  '54,  of  Mississippi,  who  founded  Mill- 
saps  College ;  Philip  Haxall,  Virginia,  60,  the  flour  mil- 
ler of  Richmond,  and  Archer  Anderson,  Virginia,  '59,  of 
the  Tredgar  Iron  Works  at  the  same  place ;  Almerin  R. 
Sprague,  Beloit,  '76,  president  of  the  California  Fruit 
Exchange ;  John  H.  Patterson,  Miami,  '67,  president  of 
the  National  Cash  Register  Company ;  Edw.  Ray  Speare, 
Boston,  "94,  general  manager  of  Alden  Spear's  Sons  Co., 
of  Boston  ;  Alfred  R.  L.  Dohme,  Johns  Hopkins,  '86,  the 
manufacturing  chemist  of  Baltimore ;  Grove  D.  Curtis, 
Kenyon,'79,the  coal  merchant  of  New  York  city  ;  Philip  N. 
Moore,  Miami,  '70,  of  St.  Louis,  president  of  many  min- 
ing corporations,  and  Calvin  Wells,  Washington  &  Jef- 
ferson, '55,  of  Pittsburg,  proprietor  of  the  Philadelphia 
Press. 

The  fraternity  has  few  men  upon  its  rolls  engaged 
solely  in  literary  pursuits.  We  have  mentioned  in  other 
connections  many  men  who  have  attracted  attention  by 
their  writings.  Professor  John  Bascom  and  Charles  W. 
Shields  have  written  abundantly  in  the  field  of  philoso- 
phy ;  Beach  has  been  a  voluminous  writter  in  law,  and 
Hare  and  Leonard  in  medicine.  We  shall  mention  then 
a  few  only  of  our  authors  having  referred  to  them 
mainly  elsewhere. 

John  S.  Wise,  Virginia,  '67,  in  the  "End  of  an  Era," 
has  written  a  book  which  by  many  is  considered  to  be  the 
hest  picture  of  the  civil  war ;  John  B.  Gordon,  Georgia, 
""52,  in  his  "Recollections'*  describes  other  phases  of  the 
war.     William    Sloane   Kennedy,   Miami,      '74,      is     the 


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author  of  an  acceptable  life  of  Longfellow  and  has  been 
a  prolific  magazine  contributor.  Sam  Walter  Foss, 
Brown,  '82,  has  a  national  reputation  as  a  liumorous 
poet;  Melville  D.  Landon,  Colgate,  'Gl,  better  known 
as  "Eli  Perkins,"  is  the  author  of  a  number  of  books  on 
Wit  and  Humor :  Wilson  Wilberforce  Blake,  Mon- 
mouth, "i2,  has  written  the  standard  work  on  Mexico; 
Charles  Henry  Smith.  Georgia,  '48,  under  the  name  of 
"Bill  Arp."  is  the  author  of  several  entertaining  and  de- 
scriptive books  on  life  in  the  southern  states ;  Joseph  A. 
Altsheler.  X'anderbilt,  '85,  is  the  author  of  a  series  of 
American  historical  novels  of  which  possibly  the  best 
known  is  "The  Sun  of  Saratoga."  Charles  F.  Embree, 
Wabash,  '!'(>,  another  novelist,  wrote  "For  the  Love  of 
Tonita"  and  one  or  two  other  novels.  Charles  A.  Keeler, 
California,  '93,  has  published  many  books  of  poems. 
Samuel  Merwin,  Northwestern,  "00,  is  the  author  of  a 
number  of  novels  including  "Calumet  K,"  and  "The 
Road  to  Frontenac ;"  Franklin  G.  Carpenter,  Wooster, 
'77,  well  known  as  a  journalist,  is  the  author  of  many  en- 
tertaining books  of  travel  and  a  series  of  geographical 
readers;  Arthur  H.  Quinn,  Pennsylvania,  '94,  is  the 
author  of  "Pennsylvania  Stories";  W.  A.  P.  Martin, 
Indiana,  '4G,  has  written  the  standard  work  on  "China" 
and  translated  many  important  books  into  Chinese ; 
Theodore  T.  Munger,  Western  Reserve,  '51,  is  the 
author  of  "The  Freedom  of  Faith,"  "On  the  Threshold," 
"Lamps  and  Paths"  and  other  religious  books. 
Among  newspaper  writers  mention  may  be  made  of  a  few 


JOUUNALISIS.  449 

who  arc  conceded  to  have  more  than  a  local  reputation,  viz  : 
John  S.  McLain,  Wabash,  '75,  editor  of  the  Minneapolis 
Journal;  Robert  P.  Nevins,  Washington  &  Jefferson,  '42, 
of  the  Pittsburg  Times;  Albert  E.  Hoyt,  Cornell  '88, 
editor  of  the  Albany  Argus;  George  Shipley,  Randolph- 
Macon,  '87,  editor  of  the  Baltimore  American;  Boyle  G. 
Boyle,  Central,  '84,  editor  of  the  Louisville  Evening  Post; 
Joseph  B.  Battelle,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '68,  and  Charles 
Locke  Curtis,  Cornell,  '83,  editors  of  the  Toledo  Blade; 
George  A.  Shives,  Wooster,  '87,  formerly  editor  of  the 
St.  Louis  Chronicle;  James  E.  Tower,  Amherst,  '85,  ed- 
itor of  Good  Housekeeping;  Joshua  T.  Owen,  Jefferson, 
'45,  who  founded  the  daily  law  journals  of  Philadelphia, 
Baltimore  and  New  York ;  Oliver  B.  Munroe,  Brown, 
'88,  editor  of  the  American  Wool  &  Cotton  Reporter; 
Edw.  B.  Hook,  Bethany,  '77,  editor  of  the  Augusta 
Chronicle;  Granville  Walter  Barr,  DePauw,  '83,  editor 
of  the  Keokuk  Standard  and  a  well  known  writer  of 
magazine  fiction  ;  Richard  Lee  Fearn,  Stevens,  '84,  corres- 
pondent at  Washington  for  the  New  York  Tribune; 
Louis  Garthe,  Johns  Hopkins,  '82,  correspondent  at 
Washington  for  the  Baltimore  American;  Charles  S. 
Sprague,  Denver,  '8G,  Editor  of  the  Rocky  Mountain 
News;  Frank  Julian  Warne,  Pennsylvania,  '96,  Editor  of 
the  Railway  World;  Frederick  W.  Speers,  Johns  Hop- 
kins, '88,  Editor  of  the  Booklove/s  Magazine;  Maurice 
S.  Sherman,  Dartmouth,  '94,  Editor  of  the  Springfield 
Union;  Ezra  S.  Grover,  Dartmouth,  '97,  Editor  of  the 
Shoe  and  Leather  Reporter;  John  J.  McDavid,  Cumber- 


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land,  '55,  Editor  of  the  Southern  fanner;  Horatio  Gates 
Wood,  Brown,  '84,  Editor  of  the  Newport  Observer,  and 
Arthur  Younger  Ford,  Brown,  '84,  Editor  of  the  Louis- 
ville Courier- Journal. 

Of  persons  of  prominence  not  mentioned  in  other 
connections  we  will  mention:  Amory  P.  Folwell,  Brown. 
'85,  president  of  the  American  Society  for  Municipal  Im- 
provement; William  H.  Tolman,  Brown,  '82,  the  well 
known  authority  on  social  economy,  and  director  of  the 
American  Institute  of  Social  Science;  Robert  Hunter, 
Indiana,  '9G,  author  of  "Poverty"  and  an  authority  on 
social  economy;  Bernard  Berenson,  Boston.  '8T.  the  art 
critic  ;  Lewis  Clinton  Strang,  Boston,  '92,  the  theatrical 
critic  and  author  of  "Famous  Actors  and  Actresses  of 
America";  Henry  O.  Dwight,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  '65.  au- 
thor of  "Turkish  Life  in  War  Time ;"  William  P.  Steph- 
ens, Rutgers,  '?3,  the  authority  on  Yachts  and  Yachting; 
Thomas  Allen,  Washington,  'TS,  the  water  color  artist  of 
Boston  :  Benjamin  F.  Funk,  Wittenberg,  '72,  of  the  pub- 
lishing house  of  Funk  &  Wagnalls ;  Charles  A.  Rich,' 
Dartmouth,  '75.  and  Frederick  E.  D'Oench.^  Washing- 
ton,  '74,  well  known  architects  of  New  York  city;  Rob- 
ert W.  McClaughray,  Monmouth,  'GO,  superintendent  of 
the  federal  penitentiary  at  Ft.  Leavenworth  and  an  au- 
thority on  penology;  Frank  P.  Hill.  Dartmouth,  '76,  li- 
brarian  of  the   Brooklyn    Public   Library ;   Frederick   L. 


'  Architect   of  the   Dartmouth    Chapter   House   and    of   the   Delta    Kappa 
Epsilon    House  at   Williams. 

-  Architect    of    the    Michigan    Chapter    House. 


MISCELLANEOUS.  451 

Ransome,  California,  '93,  a  well  known  geologist;  James 
R.  Carnahan,  Wabash,  '66,  Major  General  of  the  Knights 
of  Pythias,  and  James  G.  Campbell,  DePauw,  '86,  found- 
er of  the  Alpha  Chi  Omega  Sorority. 

Lastly,  we  may  mention  that  Professor  John  L.  Camp- 
bell, Wabash.  '48,  suggested  the  Centennial  Exposition, 
held  at  Philadelphia  in  1876,  and  John  S.  Hougham,  Wa- 
bash, '46,  was  its  secretary ;  Richard  Lee  Fearn,  Stevens, 
'84,  was  Secretary  of  Foreign  Affairs  at  the  World's 
Fair  at  Chicago  in  1893 ;  David  R.  Francis,  Washington, 
'70,  was  the  president  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Expo- 
sition at  St.  Louis  in  1903,  and  Heriry  St.  George  Tuck- 
er, Washington  &  Lee.  '75,  is  president  of  the  Jamestown 
Exposition  in  1907. 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

Tables. 

Presiding    Chapters,    Directors,     Executive    Committee, 

Trustees,  Presidents,  Officers,  Changes  of  Chapter 

Names,  Districts,  Membership  Statistics. 

In  this  chapter  we  shall  group  together  certain  classi- 
fied facts,  which  arranged  in  chronological  order  make 
reference  easy. 

Presiding  Chapters. 

From  the  Convention  of  18-17  to  that  of  1879,  the  gov- 
ernment of  the  fraternity  was  through  a  presiding  chap- 
ter, the  list  being  as  follows : 


1847-48. 

A. 

Miami. 

1848-51 

B. 

Western  Reserve. 

1851-54. 

r. 

Jefferson. 

1854-56. 

A. 

DePauw. 

1856-60. 

z. 

Hampden-Sidney. 

1860-64. 

0. 

Ohio   Wesleyan. 

1864-65. 

A. 

Michigan. 

1865-66. 

I. 

Hanover. 

1866-67. 

K. 

Ohio. 

1867-68. 

M. 

Cumberland. 

1893-69. 

S. 

Knox. 

1869-70. 

0. 

Virginia. 

1870-71. 

n. 

Indiana. 

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1871-72. 

P.     Washington    &   Lee. 

1872-73. 

T.     Wabash. 

1873-75. 

A  A.     Monmouth. 

1875-76. 

A.     DePauw. 

1876-77. 

A.     Michigan. 

1877-78. 

A  A.     Woostcr. 

1878-79. 

A   r.     Wittenberg. 

In  1879,  the  new  government  tlirough  a  Board  of  Di- 
rectors went  into  effect  and  continued  until  1897  with 
some  changes.  The  supposed  requirement  of  the  law  of 
Ohio  that  the  directors  should  reside  in  one  state  or  local- 
ity accounts  for  the  preponderance  of  trustees  residing 
in  or  near  Cincinnati.  The  following  is  the  list  of  Di- 
rectors : 

Directors. 

John   W.   Herron,  Miami,  1879-95. 

John    I.    Covington,   Miami,.  1879-91 ;    1892-95. 

Wyllys  C.   Ransom,  Michigan.  1879-85;   1894-97. 

Thad.  A.  Reamy,  Ohio  Weslcyan,  1/^79-95. 

Olin  R.  Brouse,  DePauw,  1879-84. 

William  F.  Boyd,  Ohio.  1879-95. 

David   H.   Moore,   Ohio,  1879-80;   1892-93. 

R.   Harvey  Young,   Wash.   &  Jeff.,  1879-84;   1891-95. 

Augustus  D.  Lynch,  DePauw,  1879-80;  1895-97. 

Sylvester  G.  Williams,  O.   W.  U.;  1880-83. 

William  P.  Watson,  Rutgers,  1880-(83. 

William  B.  Burnett,  lozva,  1883-86. 

Peleg  E.  Aldrich.  Harvard,  1883-86. 

John  R.  Knox,  Miami,  1884-95. 

Willis  O.  Robb.  Ohio   IVesleyan,  1884-89. 

Robert  W.   Smith,   Williains,  1885-90. 

Charles  J.  Seaman,  Denison,  1886-89 


DIRECTORS  OF  BETA  THETA  PI.  455 

Charles  M.   Hepburn,   Virginia,  1886-95. 

Eugene  Wambaugh,  Ohio   Wesleyan,  1889-90;   1892-93. 

George  Hoadly,  Western  Reserve,  1889-92. 

David  W.  McClung,  Miami,  1890-95. 

Frank  M.  Joyce,  DePauzv,  1890-95. 

Edgar  W.  Runyan,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  1893-95. 

Walter  L.  Tobey,  Miami,  1893-96. 

William  H.  Siebert,  Ohio    State,  1893-95. 

J.   Cal.   Hanna,   Wooster,  1893-94. 

Ralph  K.  Jones,  Maine,  1893-94. 

Charles  L.  Thornburg,   Vanderbilt,  1893-94. 

John  K.   Peebles,   Virginia,  1892-93. 

Albert  S.  Berry,  Miami,  1892-93. 

Frank  H.    Scott,  Northzcestern,   1892-93. 

E.  Bruce  Chandler,  Michigan,  1894-97. 

A.  Newton  Grant,  Michigan,  1895-97. 

Willard  II.   Austin,  Cornell,  1895-97. 

Warrington  K.  L.  Warwick,  Kenyon,  1895-97. 

Willis  Boughton,  Michigan,  li"95-97. 

John  J.  Lentz,   Wooster,  1895-97. 

James  L.  de  Fremery,  California,  1895-97. 

William  O.   Mussey,  Cincinnati,  1895-96. 

Henry  A.  Williams,   Wittenberg,  1895-97. 

Campbell  J.  McDiarmid,  Cincinnati,  1895-97. 

Marshall  P.  Drury,  Knox,  1896-97. 

Harry  C.   Hays,   Cincinnati,  1897-97. 

William  A.   Hamilton,  Northxvcstern,  1897-97. 

In   1892  the  Executive  Committee  was  created.        It 
never  had  but  three  members. 

Executive  Committee. 

J.  Cal.  Hanna,  1892-97. 
Chas.   L.   Thornburg,   1892-97. 
Ralph  K.  Jones,  1892-97. 


456  UANDIiOOK     OF     BETA     THETA      I'l. 

In  1S!>;  the  government  through  a  Board  of  Trustees 

was   inaugurated.      The   Trustees   include   cx-ofHcio,   the 

president,  general   secretary  and  general   treasurer.     As 

these  officers  are  named  in  different  lists  we  mention  only 

those  trustees  who  at  the  same  time  were  not  general 

officers : 

Trustees. 

Willis  O.   Robb,  Ohio   W'esleyan.    1897-190.3. 
Francis   H.   Sisson,  Knox,  1897-98;    1907-08. 
Campbell   J.    McDiarmid,   Cincinnati,   1897-1901. 
Charles  L.  Thornburg,  Vanderbilt,  1898-99. 
J.  Cal.  Hanna,  H'ooster,  1.S99-00;  1903-06. 
William  A.  Hamilton,  Northwestern,  1900-05. 
H.  Walton  Mitchell,  Pcnn'a  State,   1901-04. 
Robert  M.   Thompson.  Minnesota.  1904-10. 
Stanley  E.  Gunnison,  St.  Lawrence,  1905-08. 
Francis  W.  Shepardson,  Denison,  1906-09. 

Presidents   of   tlic    Fraternity. 

William   A.   Hamilton,   1897-1900;    1906-09. 
J.   Cal  Hanna,   noo-m. 
Willis   O.    Robb,    1903-06. 

General  Secretaries. 

C.  D.  Walker,  1872-73;  A.  N.  Grant,  1873-75;  D.  H.  Cheney. 
1875-76;  Oeorge  C.  Rankin,  1876-77;  J.  R.  Lamar,  1877-78; 
E.  J.  Brown,  1878-81;  Eugene  Wambaugh,  1881-84;  J.  Cal. 
Hanna.  1884-99;  Francis  H.  Sisson,  1899-07;  Francis  W.  Shep- 
ardson,   1907-'08. 

General  Treasurers. 

J.  I.  Covington,  1872-73;  R.  Harvey  Young,  1873-76;  G.  M. 
Halm,  1876-77;  O.  R.  Brouse,  1877-79;  R.  Harvey  Young. 
1879-30-84;    John    I.    Covington,    1884-91;     R.    Harvey    Young, 


CHANGES  OF  CHAPTER  NAMES.  457 

1891-92;     Chas.     L.     Thornburg,     1892-98;     Francis     H.     Sisson. 
1898-99;    Warren   D.    Oakes,    1399-04;   James   L.    Gavin,    1904-07. 

Alumni  Secretaries. 
W.    C.    Ransom,    1885-89;    George    C.    Manly.    1S89-92 ;    Ralph 
K.  Jones,  1892-97;. 

College  Secretaries. 

W.  G.  Hyde,  1886-87-88;  Frank  S.  Kershaw,  1888-89;  Charles 
P.   Sigerfoos,  1889-91;  H.  A.  Williams,   1891-92. 

Catalogue   Secretary. 

W.   H.    Siebert,   1892-93. 

Keeper  of  the  Rolls. 

W.  H.  Siebert,  1893-6;  Charles  T.  Herbert,  1896-99;  Geo.  M.^ 
Chandler,  1899-1906;  James  T.  Brown,  1906-. 

CHANGES  OF   CHAPTER   NAMES, 

Had  the  chapters  been  named  in  the  alphabetical  order 
of  their  establishment,  the  following  would  have  been 
the  roll  at  the  time  of  the  convention. of  1847  :  A,  Miami ; 
B,  Cincinnati ;  T,  Western  Reserve  ;  A,  Ohio  ;  E,  Transyl- 
vania ;  Z,  Jefferson ;  H,  Harvard ;  0,  Princeton  ;  I,  De- 
Pauw ;  K,  Indiana ;  A,  Michigan ;  M,  Wabash  ;  N,  Wil- 
liams. Whether  all  of  these  names  were  so  applied  or  not 
is  not  known,  but  the  system  obtained  a  common  recog- 
nition, at  least  so  far  as  concerns  the  first  12  chapters 
mentioned. 

The  convention  of  1847  declared  the  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
and  Harvard  chapters  extinct,  and  rearranged  the  roll  as 
follows :  A,  Miami ;  B,  Western  Reserve ;  r,  Transyl- 
vania ;  A,  Jefferson ;  E,  Princeton  ;  Z.  DePauW ;  H,  Indi- 


458  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     I'l. 

ana ;  0,  Michigan  ;  I,  Wabash  ;  K,  Williams ;  and  the  next 
chapter  formed,  at  Centre  College,  was  called  A.  in  regu- 
lar order. 

The  convention  of  1848  dropped  Transylvania  and 
Princeton,  and  left  Miami  and  Western  Reserve  un- 
changed, but  advanced  DePauvv  to  A.  Indiana  to  E,  Mich- 
igan to  Z,  Wabash  to  H,  Williams  to  0  and  Centre  to  I, 
the  next  chapter,  at  Brown,  being  called  K,  and  the  next 
chapter,  at  Hampden-Sidney,  A. 

The  convention  of  1851  did  not  rearrange  the  roll,  but 
retained  the  name  of  Z  for  the  Michigan  chapter,  which 
was  then  inactive.  Between  1851  and  1854  North  Caro- 
lina was  established  and  called  H,  the  Wabash  chapter 
having  died.  C>hio  Wesleyan  was  established  and  called 
0,  the  last  name  of  the  inactive  Williams  chapter,  and 
Hanover  was  also  established  and  called  I.  The  latter 
name  belonged  to  the  Centre  chapter,  which  dropped  it 
and  took  the  name  f)f  E,  belonging  to  the  dead  Indiana 
chapter.  The  chapters  at  Ohio  University  and  Michigan 
then  being  revived,  the  former  took  the  name  of  the  inac- 
tive Brown  chapter,  K,  and  the  latter,  which  had  been 
named  Z  while  inactive,  exchanged  that  designation  with 
the  Hampden-Sidney  chapter  for  its  old  name  of  A.  All 
of  these  changes  were  made  in  pursuance  of  an  attempt 
to  fill  up  gaps  in  the  alphabetical  list,  caused  by  the  death 
of  some  of  the  chapters. 

The  convention  of  1854  considered  the  matter  care- 
fully, and  again  rearranged  the  roll  as  follows.  A,  Mi- 
ami :  H.  Western  Reserve ;  T,  Jefferson  ;  A,  DePauw  ;  E, 


CHANGES  OF  CHAPTER  NAMES.  459 

Centre ;  Z,  Hampden-Sidney  ;  H,  North  Carolina  ;  0,  Ohio 
Wesleyan ;  I,  Hanover ;  K,  Ohio  University  ;  A,  Michigan. 
And  these  names  remained  unchanged  until  1880.  The 
dead  chapters  were  called  prime  chapters,  and  were  des- 
ignated by  the  Greek  letters  followed  by  an  accent  ('). 
Harvard  was  called  H',  Princeton  0',  Williams  I',  Brown 
K' ;  and  when  the  Indiana  chapter  was  revived  it  was 
called  n,  and  the  Wabash  chapter  T.  in  regular  order. 

The  chapters  formed  after  this  until  the  alphabet  was 
exhausted  were  M,  Cumberland;  N,  Washington  (Pa.)  : 
H,  Knox ;  O,  Virginia :  IT.  Indiana ;  P.  Washington 
(Mo.);  2,  IlHnois:  T,  Wabash;  Y,  South  Carolina;  $. 
Davidson  ;  X,  Oglethorpe  ;  X,  Beloit ;  *.  Bethany  ;  Q. 
United  States  Naval  Academy,  the  letter  "X"  being  giv- 
en to  two  chapters  through  some  mistake. 

When  the  alphabet  was  exhausted,  the  roll  was  con- 
tinued by  doubling  the  letters — A  A,  B  B.  FT,  etc.,  and 
the  chapters  were  so  named  down  to  M  M,  in  1872.  The 
convention  of  that  year  changed  this  system,  and.  instead 
of  doubling  the  letters,  prefixed  "A"  to  the  letters  in 
regular  order,  so  A  A,  remaining  as  before,  B  B  Iowa,  be- 
came A  B ;  r  r,  Wittenberg,  A  r ;  A  A.  Westminister,  A 
A  ;  E  E,  Iowa  Wesleyan,  A  E  ;  Z  Z,  Chicago,  A  Z ;  H  H. 
Denison,  A  H,  0  0,  V.  M.  I.,  A  0 ;  II,  Washington  , 
A  I ;  K  K,  Richmond,  A  K ;  A  A,  Wooster,  A  A ;  M  M, 
Howard,  A  M.  The  Chicago  chapter's  name,  however, 
needs  especial  mention.  It  was,  when  established,  called 
A  A,  in  regular  order.  Then  the  alumni  chapter  at  Nash- 
ville, which  had  been  called  Z  Z,  surrendered  that  name 


460  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

when  it  was  decided  to  name  the  alumni  chapters  upon  l 
different  plan,  and  the  name  Z  Z,  was  g;iven  to  the  Chi- 
cago chapter,  and  this  was  changed  to  A  Z  in  1872.  Upon 
its  revival  in  1893  this  chapter  was  called  A  P. 

The  convention  of  1873  changed  the  name  of  the  T 
chapter  to  r  N,  in  token  of  the  fact  that  the  chapter  at 
Washington  &  Jefferson  College  was  formed  by  the  union 
of  the  r  at  Jeft'erson  and  the  N  at  Washington.  The 
convention  of  1874  called  the  united  chapter  the  N,  but 
the  convention  of  187(i  formally  and  finally  re-christened 

it  r. 

There  were  no  changes  made  in  the  names  of  the 
chapters  until  the  convention  of  1880.  The  revived  Har- 
vard chapter  was  then  called  by  its  old  name  of  H, 
which  had  been  used  by  the  North  Carolina  chapter ;  the 
revived  Brown  chapter  was  given  the  name  of  K.  the 
chapter  at  Ohio  University,  which  had  borne  it  for  many 
years,  taking  the  name  of  B,  the  old  name  of  Western 
Reserve.  The  new  chapter  at  the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania was  called  $,  and  that  at  Union  N,  the  old  name  of 
the  Washington  chapter ;  and  the  following  changes  were 
also  made :  Stevens  was  changed  from  B  E  to  2,  Boston 
from  A  Y  to  Y,  Northwestern  from  A  P  to  P,  Randolph- 
Macon  from  A  H  to  H,  and  California  from  A  fi  to  fi. 

When  the  W'estern  Reserve  chapter  was  revived,  in 
1881,  the  alumni  earnestly  desired  that  it  should  receive 
its  old  name  of  B,  instead  of  that  of  B  K.  Accordingly, 
an  exchange  was  effected  with  the  Ohio  chapter,  which 
had  at  times  borne  the  names  of  "B"  and  "K."'     When 


CHANGE  IN  DISTRICTS.  461 

the  Knox  chapter  was  revived,  in  1888,  it  was  given  the 
name  of  A  H,  formerly  that  of  the  Randolph-Macon 
chapter.  The  Columbia  chapter,  formed  in  1881,  was 
called  A  A.  the  old  name  of  the  Monmouth  chapter ;  the 
Nebraska  chapter,  formed  in  1887,  was  called  A  T,  the 
old  name  of  the  William  &  Mary  chapter,  and  the  Penn- 
sylvania State  chapter,  formed  in  1887,  was  called  A  Y, 
formerly  belonging  to  Boston,  while  the  Denver  chapter 
was  called  A  Z,  and  the  Syracuse  chapter  B  E — the  former 
one  of  the  names  of  the  old  Chicago  chapter,  and  the  latter 
the  first  name  of  the  Stevens  chapter.  When  the  David- 
son chapter  was  revived,  it  was  called  4>  A,  and  when  the 
North  Carolina  chapter  was  revived  it  was  called  H  B. 
their  former  names  having  been  $  and  H,  respectively. 

We  do  not  recall  any  other  changes  in  the  chapter 
nomenclature.  For  the  past  few  years  the  names  of  the 
chapters  have  been  arbitrarily  selected  without  any  refer- 
ence to  their  alphabetical  sequence,  and  this  plan  has 
given  better  satisfaction  to  the  individual  chapters.  It  is 
to  be  regretted  that  so  many  changes  in  names  have  oc- 
curred, but  under  the  system  now  in  vogue,  of  using  the 
name  of  the  institution  to  designate  the  chapter,  its  loca- 
tion is  promptly  recognized,  and  the  confusion  incident  to 
the  continual  use  of  Greek  names  is  avoided. 

THE  DISTRICTS  OF  THE  FRATERNITY. 

Throughout  the  literature  of  the  fraternity  there  is 
constant  reference  to  the  Districts  into  which  the  fratern- 
ity has  been  divided  geographically  and  a  statement  of 


462  HANDBOOK     ()|-     BETA     THETA     PI. 

what  chapters  were  inclucled  in  the  districts  at  different 
times  is  given  here  in  order  that  the  references  may  be 
understood. 

The  fraternity  was  the  tirst  lu  i)rovide  such  a  group- 
ing of  chapters  for  purposes  of  administration  and  in  this 
respect  its  example  has  been  followed  by  the  more  pro- 
gressive societies. 

The  districts  were  first  established  in  1ST3  and  were 
arranged  as  follows : 

I.  Centre.  Ohio  Wesleyan,  Ohio,  Washington  &  Jef- 
ferson, Wittenberg.  Denison,  Wooster. 

II.     DePauw.  Hanover,  Indiana.  Wabash. 

III.  Hampden-Sidney,  Virginia,  Washington  &  Lee, 
Bethany.  V.  M.  I,  Richmond,  Howard,  Randolph-Macon. 

IV.  Beloit,  Monmouth.  Westminster.  Wisconsin, 
Northwestern. 

\'.     Kansas,  Trinity  (Tex). 

In  184T  Districts  l\  and  \'  were  changed  as  follows: 

IV.     Beloit.  Monmouth,  Wisconsin  and  Northwestern. 

A'.  Wc'stiiiinster.  Washington  (Mo.),  Kansas,  Trin- 
ity. 

In  187()  they  were  re-arranged. 

Ill  was  changed  to  I,  I  to  II,  II  to  III,  Michigan  and 
Chicago  were  added  to  TV.  and  Iowa  Wesleyan  to  V. 
Later  in  the  year  Denison  and  Dickinson  were  added  to 
XL 

In  ISIT  the  William  and  Mary  Chapter  was  added  to 
I,  and  the  Boston  University  chapter  to  V  after  Kansas. 
Later  in  the  year  Boston  was  changed  to  TI,  so  that  at 


CHANGE  IN  DISTRICTS.  463 

the  end  of  the  year  1897  they  stood :  I  Hampden-Sidney, 
Virginia,  Washington  &  Lee,  Bethany,  \'.  M.  I.  Randolph- 
Macon,  WilHam  &  Mary,  Virginia  State. 

II  Centre,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  Ohio,  Washington  &  Jef- 
ferson, Wittenberg,  Wooster,  Dickinson,  Boston. 

III  DePauw,  Hanover,  Indiana  and  Wabash. 

IV  Michigan,  Beloit,  Monmouth,  Wisconsin.  North- 
western. 

V  Westminster,  Iowa  Wesleyan,  Washington  (Mo.), 
Trinity,  Kansas. 

They  remained  practically  vmchanged  in  this  arrange- 
ment until  the  fall  of  1879  except  that  Johns  Hopkins 
was  added  to  I,  and  Butler  to  III. 

In  1879  when  the  Alpha  Sigma  Chi  Chapters  were  ad- 
mitted Districts  II,  III,  IV  and  V  were  renumbered  III, 
IV,  V  and  VI  and  a  new  district  II  was  created  com- 
prising Washington  &  Jefferson,  Dickinson,  Boston,  Rut- 
gers, Cornell,  Stevens,  St.  Lawrence,  and  Maine.  Ken- 
yon  was  added  to  new  District  III,  Mississippi  to  IV  and 
California  to  VI. 

At  the  opening  of  the  college  year  1880,  a  further  ar- 
rangement was  made  into  seven  districts,  as  follows : 

I  Hampden-Sidney,  Virginia,  Bethany,  V.  M.  I.,  Rich- 
mond, Randolph-Macon,  Virginia  State,  Johns  Hopkins. 

II  Harvard,  Brown,  Boston,  Maine. 

III  Washington  &  Jefferson,  Stevens,  Pennsylvania, 
Dickinson,  Rutgers,  Cornell,  St.  Lawrence. 

IV  Ohio,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  Wittenberg,  Denison, 
Wooster  and  Kenyon. 


464  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

\'  DePauw,  Centre.  Hanover,  Cumberland,  Indiana, 
Wabash,  Butler.  Mississippi. 

VI  Michigan.  Beloit.  Wisconsin,  Northwestern. 

\'II  California.  Iowa,  Westminister,  Iowa  Wesleyan, 
Kansas  Trinity. 

When  Eugene  Wambaugh  became  General  Secretary 
he  divided  the  chapters  into  nine  districts,  as  follows : 

I  Harvard.  Brown.  Boston,  Maine. 

II  Union.  Stevens,  Columbia,  Rutgers.  Cornell,  St. 
Lawrence,  Colgate. 

III  Washington  &  Jefiferson,  Pennsylvania,  Bethany, 
Dickinson.  Johns  Hopkins. 

IV  Hampden-Sidney,  Randolph-Macon,  Virginia, 
Richmond. 

\'  Centre,  Cumberland.  Mississippi. 

VI  Ohio,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  Wittenberg,  Dcnison, 
Wooster.  Kenyon,  Western  Reserve. 

VII  DePauw,  Hanover,  Indiana,  Wabash. 

\TII  Northwestern,  Beloit,  Iowa,  Iowa  Wesleyan, 
Wisconsin. 

IX  California,  Westminster,  Kansas. 

This  arrangement  remained  the  same,  so  far  as  the 
geographical  grouping  was  concerned,  for  many  years, 
except  for  additions,  although  Bethany  was  moved  into 
District  VI  and  Michigan  into  VII. 

At  the  close  of  the  college  year  1S9G-7  the  following 
was  the  arrangement: 

I  Harvard,  Brown,  Boston,  Maine,  Amherst,  Dart- 
mouth, Weslevan,  Yale. 


CHANGE  IN  DISTRICTS.  465 

II  Rutgers,  Cornell,  Stevens,  St.  Lawrence,  Colgate, 
Union,  Columbia,  Syracuse. 

III  Washington  &  Jefferson,  Pennsylvania,  Dickinson, 
Johns  Hopkins,  Pennsylvania  State,  Lehigh. 

IV  Hampden-Sidney,  North  Carolina,  Virginia,  Dav- 
idson. 

V  Centre,  Cumberland,  Mississippi,  Vanderbilt,  Texas. 

VI  Miami,  Cincinnati,  Western  Reserve,  Ohio,  Beth- 
any, Ohio  Wesleyan,  Wittenberg,  Denison,  Wooster, 
Kenyon,  Ohio  State. 

VII  DePauw,  Indiana,  Michigan,  Wabash,  Hanover. 

VIII  Knox,  Beloit,  Iowa,  Chicago,  Iowa  Wesleyan, 
Wisconsin,  Northwestern,  Minnesota. 

IX  Westminster,  Kansas,  California,  Denver,  Nebras- 
ka, Missouri,  Stanford. 

In  the  fall  of  1897  a  few  changes  were  made.  Michi- 
gan was  changed  from  VII  to  VIII  and  California  and 
Stanford  were  taken  from  IX  and  formed  into  a  new  dis- 
trict X. 

Down  to  the  fall  of  1900  this  distribution  continued 
with  the  necessary  additions.  Bowdoin  was  added  to  I, 
West  Virginia  and  Case  to  VI,  Purdue  to  VII,  Illinois 
and  Iowa  State  to  VIII,  Colorado  to  IX  and  Washington 
State  to  X. 

The  General  Secretary  then  thought  it  wise  to  divide 
Districts  I  and  II  and  VI  and  to  re-arrange  some  of  the 
others  so  that  the  chapters  are  now  grouped  as  given  be- 
low, and  they  are  likely  to  remain  in  such  relation  for  a 
long  time. 


466  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

I  Amherst,  lloston,  Bowdoin,  r>ro\vn,  Dartmouth, 
Maine. 

II  Columbia,  Rutgers,  Stevens.  Wesleyan,  Yale. 

I I I  Colgate,  Cornell,  St.  Lawrence,  Syracuse,  Toronto, 
Union. 

IV  Dickinson.  Johns  Hopkins.  Lehigh,  Pennsylvania. 
Pennsylvania  State,  Washington  &  Jefferson. 

V  Davidson,  Hampden-Sidney,  North  Carolina.  Vir- 
ginia. 

\  I  Central,  Texas,  Vanderbilt. 

VII  Bethany,  Cincinnati,  Miami,  Ohio,  Ohio  State, 
West  Virginia,  Wittenberg. 

\  ill  Case.  Denison,  Kenyon.  ( )hio,  Wesleyan.  Wes- 
tern Reserve,  Wooster. 

IX  DePauw,  Hanover,  Indiana.  Purdue,  Wabash. 

X  Beloit,  Chicago,  Illinois,  Knox.  Michigan,  Xorth- 
wcstcrn.  Wisconsin. 

XI  Iowa.  Iowa  State,  Iowa  \\'cslc\an,  Minnesota,  Ne- 
braska. 

XII  Colorado,  Denver.  Kansas,  Missouri,  Washington, 
Westminster. 

XIII  California,  Stanford,  Washington  State. 

MEMBERS  nil'  STATISTICS. 

The  following  table  of  membership  was  prepared  by 
James  T.  Brown.  Keeper  of  the  Rolls,  and  represents  the 
membership  at  the  close  of  the  college  year  190G-7. 

Inactive  chapters  are  named  in  italics. 


TABLE  OF  MEMBERSHIP.  467 

Total 

Living  Dead  Total  Trant-  Enroll- 

Initiates  Initiates  Initiates  fcrs  ment 

Amherst    246  14  260  8  26S 

Beloit    181  30  211  2  213 

Bethany     188  32  220  1  221 

Boston    235  16  251  4  255 

Bowdoin     71  ..  71  1  72 

Brown    242  26  268  5  273 

Butler 15  4  19  1  20 

California    177  3  180  7  187 

Case    96  2  9i3  1  99 

Centenary    9  23  32  ..  32 

Central    241  89  330  8  338 

Chicago    114  .  .  114  9  123 

Cincinnati    133  17  150  3  153 

Colgate    241  13  254  .  .  254 

Colorado    72  1  73  4  77 

Columbia    129  8  137  9  146 

Cornell    223  19  242  28  270 

Cumberland    192  70  262  9  271 

Dartmouth    477  82  559  1  560 

Davidson     153  16  169  .  .  169 

Denison     178  19  197  .  .  197 

Denver    90  4  94  5  99 

DePauw    319  132  451  7  458 

Dickinson    171  19  190  1  191 

Emory    19  37  56  ..  56 

Georgia    10  28  38  .  .  38 

Hampden-Sidney    143  78  221  3  224 

Hanover    171  57  228  4  232 

Harvard    103  16  119  17  136 

Howard   36  7  43  .  .  43 

Illinois   College    13  13  26  1  27 

Illinois    72        72  10  82 

Indiana     279  74  353  14  367 


468 


IIAXDUUOK     OK     BETA     THETA      PI. 


Living 
Initiates 

Iowa   State    63 

Iowa    211 

Iowa    Wesleyan    199 

Johns   Hopkins    152 

Kansas    240 

Kenyon    112 

Knox    166 

Lehigh    72 

Maine    232 

Miami    165 

Michigan    266 

Minnesota    151 

Mississip/^i    149 

Missouri    306 

Monmouth    42 

Naval  Academy    4 

Nebraska    149 

North   Carolina    126 

Northwestern    212 

Oglethorpe    9 

Ohio    184 

Ohio    State    147 

Ohio    Wesleyan    301 

Oklahoma    24 

Pennsylvania     163 

Penn'a    State    130 

Princeton    8 

Purdue    45 

Randolph-Macon    67 

Richmond    98 

Rutgers    157 

St.    Lawrence    184 

South  Carolina   10 


Total 

Dead 

Total 

Trans- 

Enroll- 

Initiates 

Initiates 

fers 

ment 

.  .  .  . 

63 

.  . 

63 

14 

225 

10 

235 

28 

227 

1 

228 

12 

164 

7 

171 

19 

259 

8 

267 

6 

118 

4 

122 

:;i 

197 

2 

199 

.   .  .   . 

72 

13 

85 

18 

250 

250 

100 

265 

11 

276 

76 

342 

31 

373 

5 

156 

8 

164 

39 

188 

1 

189 

29 

335 

5 

340 

9 

51 

,    , 

51 

2 

6 

3 

9 

1 

150 

.    . 

150 

42 

168 

5 

173 

9 

221 

6 

227 

5 

14 

1 

15 

61 

245 

.    , 

245 

1 

154 

22 

176 

69 

370 

7 

377 
24 

n 

174 

13 

187 

1 

131 

131 

19 

27 

.    . 

27 

45 

7 

52 

8 

75 

75 

20 

118 

1 

119 

9 

166 

1 

167 

17 

201 

201 

10 

20 

20 

TABLE  OF  MEMBERSHIP.  469 

Total 

Living  Dead  Total     Trans-  Enroll- 

Initiates  Initiates  Initiates    fcrs  ment 

Stanford    80  2  82  r,  90 

Stevens    153  15  168  8  176 

Syracuse     244  34  278  1  279 

Texas    126  5  131  8  139 

Toronto    25  1  26  ..  26 

Transylvania    8  13  21  . .  21 

Trinity    42  8  50  .  .  50 

Union    121  13  134  2  136 

Vanderbilt    130  12  142  5  147 

Virginia    265  66  331  40  371 

V.M.I 49  18  67  2  69 

Virginia  State   25  4  29  1  30 

Wabash    188  55  243  8  251 

Washington-Jefferson 211  126  337  7  344 

Washington   &  Lee    47  33  80  1  81 

Washington   State    63  2  65  3  68 

Washington     85  9  94  2  96 

Wesleyan    1S6  69  255  1  256 

Western    Reserve    178  61  239  4  243 

Westminster    144  25  169  ..  169 

West    Virginia    56  56  5  61 

William  and  Mary   6  6  12  2  14 

Williams    3  8  11  ..  11 

Wisconsin     233  17  250  13  263 

Wittenberg    205  16  221  . .  221 

Wooster    183  18  201  13  214 

Yale    177  3  180  12  192 


12816       2265     15057     476     15557 


CHAPTER  XX. 
The  Convention  Roll. 

i8jJ2.     Cincinnati,  August  15,   16. 

Officers. — President,  Thomas  G.  Mitchell;  Secretaries,  W. 
E.  Blackburn,  Alexander  Paddack ;  Orator,  A.  W.  Hamilton. 

Delegates. — Miami,  A.  W.  Hamilton,  William  E.  Blackburn, 
John  A.  Collins,  James  J.  Berry;  Cincinnati,  Thomas  G.  Mitch- 
ell, Henry  Snow,  John  H.  Jones,  Alexander  Paddack,  Jacob 
Burnett,  John  C.  Zachos,  Thompson  L.  Brown,  John  L.  Scott; 
Western  Reserve,  B.  F.  Millard,  Thomas  M.  Oviatt ;  Ohio,  John 
M.   Bush. 

1847.     Cincinnati,  O.,  May  14,  15. 

Officers. — President,  George  Hoadly;  Vice  President,  Isa- 
iah Little ;  Secretary,  Varnum  D.   Collins. 

Delegates. — Miami  Isaiah  Little,  L.  G.  Hay,  S.  S.  Laws; 
Cincinnati.  Stanley  Matthews,  John  A.  Collins,  Alexander  Pad- 
dack, Thomas  G.  Mitchell,  Henry  Snow ;  Wabash,  Varnum  D. 
Collins ;  Western  Reserve,  George  Hoadly,  Ebenezer  Bushnell, 
Charles  W.  Palmer,  T.  S.  Paine;  Jefferson,  J.  Todd  Edgar; 
Michigan,  George  L.  Becker ;  DePauw,  Thomas  Reagan,  A.  W. 
Reagan. 

1848.     Hudson,  O.,  August  8,  g. 

OFFicmsi. — President^  Charles  R.  Pierce ;  Vice  President, 
Robert  W.  Smith ;  Secretary,  Wyllys  C.  Ransom ;  Assistant,  T. 
S.  Paine ;  Orator,  Halbert  E.  Paine. 

Delegates. — Western  Reserve,  Ebenezer  Bushnell,  Thomas 
Dogget,  Charles  A.  Norton,  Charles  W.  Palmer,  Charles  R. 
Pierce,  R.  A.  Sawyer,  H.  C.  Gaylord,  William  H.  Upson,  Karl 

(47n 


472  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Ruger,  T.  D.  Nutting,  Lemuel  Bissell,  J.  G.  Graliani,  G.  E. 
Paine,  H.  E.  Paine,  Theo.  S.  Paine,  Henry  P.  Sandford,  Will- 
iam S.  Aumock,  J.  S.  Newberry,  William  C.  Turner ;  Michigan 
S.  D.  Miller,  George  L.  Becker,  W.  C.  Ransom.  J.  W.  Walker; 
Williams,  A.  P.  Carpenter,  R.  W.  Smith;  Centre,  K.  Vance 
Moore. 

1851.     Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  August  7,  9. 

Officers. — President,  H.  S.  Martin;  J'ice  President,  Rollin 
A.  Sawj-er;  Secretaries,  A.  M.  I'^itcli,  IX  K.  Stevenson;  Orator, 
Jacob  Winters. 

Delkgates. — Western  Reserve,  R.  A.  Sawyer,  D.  Taylor,  R. 
W.  Smith,  A.  M.  Fitch;  Jefferson,  Henry  S.  Martin,  W.  H. 
Pyle,  Henry  M.  Smith,  A.  D.  Hepburn,  G.  W.  Clarke,  F.  L. 
Stewart,  J.  M.  Clarke,  Rush  Clark,  J.  P.  Sterrett,  J.  P."  Penney. 
Levi  Penney,  D.  R.  Stevenson,  H.  Quail,  M.  S.  Quay,  John 
Weaver,  Jacob  Winters,  C.  R.  Letherman,  A.  AL  Reid,  T.  J. 
Griffin. 

1854.     Cincinnati,  O.,  August  16,  17. 

Officers. — President  George  K.  Clarke;  Vice  Presidents, 
George  Hoadly,  F.  R.  Dorman,  E.  W.  MuUiken,  Samuel  Mc- 
Kce,  Mark  L.  DeMotte,  D.  W.  McClung;  Secretaries,  T.  H. 
Urmston,  William  E.   Hunt. 

Delegates. — Miami,  William  J.  Beatty,  D.  W.  McClung, 
George  K.  Clarke,  Albert  S.  Berry,  John  J.  Glenn;  Western 
Reserve,  George  Hoadly ;  Jefferson,  William  E.  Hunt ;  De- 
Pauw,  William  M.  Daily,  F.  R.  Dorman,  Mark  L.  DeMotte,  Ira 
G.  Grover,  John  S.  Tarkington ;  Centre,  James  F.  McKee,  Sam- 
uel McKee,  .Alexander  Buckner,  Thomas  H.  Urmstron,  B  F. 
Blackburn  ;  Hanover,  Harry  Keigwin ;  Ohio,  E.  W.  Mulliken. 

1856.     Louisville,  Ky..  August,  13-13. 

Officers..— President,  D.  W.  McClung;  Secretary,  Harry 
Keigwin ;   Orator.  J.   L.   McKee. 

Delegates.— M/a;nj.    L    M.    Hughes,    D.    W.    McClung.   J.    A. 


CONVENTION    OF    1864.  473 

Battle,  T.  H.  Rogers,  John  Woods;  Jefferson.  I.  P.  Houston, 
William  McGregor ;  DePaiiw,  A.  D.  Lynch,  J.  Howard,  B.  F. 
Crary;  Centre,  J.  F.  McKee,  Sam  McKee,  A.  W.  Irvine,  H.  B. 
Boude ;  North  Carolina,  J.  E.  Lindsay;  Ohio  Wesleyan,  Charles 
Parrot,  J.  A.  Hamilton ;  Hanover,  William  L  Craddock,  J.  A. 
Cooper,  C  A.  Johnso.n,  Harry  Keigwin,  Alex.  Hunter,  J.  K. 
Patterson,  W.  K.  Patterson,  G.  W.  McCauley,  B.  K.  Smoot,  J. 
E.  Rankin,  H.  C.  Warren;  Ohio,  J.  P.  Safford ;  Cumberland,  S. 
C.  Love;  IVashington  (Pa.),  J.  W.  Hughes;  Indiana.  W.  Evans. 

1S5S.     Berkeley  Springs,  Va.,  August  13-16. 

Officers. — President.  W.  A.  Hanway ;  I'ice  Presidents, 
Miles  Saunders,  R.  L.  Caruthers ;  Secretary,  D.  H.  Moore. 

Delegates.— Z/rFflMzc,  John  C.  Hester;  Centre,  Miles  Saund- 
ers; Ohio,  D.  H.  Moore;  Michigan.  D.  M.  Johnson;  Jefferson, 
W.  A.  Hanway;  Indiana,  Henry  W.  Ballentine ;  Cumberland, 
R.  L.  Caruthers. 

i860.     Columbus,  O.,  August  13. 

Officers.     President,  F.  C.  Wilson ;  Secretary,  John  Woods. 

Delegates. — Miami,  John  Woods,  M.  C.  Williams,  Ozro  J. 
Dodds;  Jefferson,  W.  B.  Cook,  J.  L.  Sample,  J.  M.  Maxwell, 
W.  A.  Hanway;  Ohio  Wesleyan.  J.  F.  Earle,  W.  W.  Fountain, 
A.  N.  Mead,  M.  B.  Gilbert,  L  R.  Dickinson,  C.  H.  Rippey ; 
Hanover,  James  Wilson;  DePauzu,  J.  G.  Dunbar;  Davidson,  J. 
P.  Graham;  Ohio.  J.  W.  Short;  Michigan.  I.  H.  Elliott;  IVash- 
ington  (Va.),  F.  C.  Wilson. 

1S64.     Indianapolis,  August  19-^1. 

Officers. — President.  John  Roberts;  Secretary,  J.  A.  Keller. 
Delegates. — Miami.   John    Morton ;    JJ^estcrn   Reserve.    S.    E. 

Williamson;  DePauzv,  H.  J.  Dunbar;  Indiana.  John  Roberts; 
Ohio.  W.  O.  Young;  Michigan,  J.  B.  Root;  Hanover,  J.  A. 
Dean,  J    A.  Kellar. 


474  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

1865.     Detroit,  Mich..  February  1-2. 

Officers. — President ,  J.  A.  Kcllar :  Secretary^  Oliver  A. 
Brown. 

Delegates. — Miami.  John  H.  Patterson ;  Western  Reserve, 
H.  C.  Clark,  Henry  M.  Wright;  Centre,  Alfred  Ryors ;  Ohio 
IVesleyan,  C.  R.  Bagg.  O.  A.  Brown;  Hanover,  J.  A.  Kellar ; 
Michigan,  Ira  Olds,  Sidney  D.  Miller.  T.  M.  Baxter,  E.  C. 
Boudinot,  W.  W.  Dedricks ;  Indiana,  H.  S.  McRae,  E.  M.  Mc- 
Donald;   JVabash.   R.    B.    F.    Pierce;   DePatiw,   D.    G.   Hamilton. 

1866.     Cincinnati,    O.,   May    /-j. 

Officers. — President,  J.  T.  Rusk;  Secretary.  F.  S.  Hanford ; 
Assistant.  F.  C.  Iglehart ;  Poet,  J.  B.  Black. 

Delec.vtf.s. — Miami,  J.  H.  Patterson,  R.  T.  Durrell,  Myron 
Banning.  J.  T.  Whittaker ;  Western  Reserve,  F.  S.  Handford, 
W.  L.  Campbell;  DePaiiw,  O.  R.  Brouse,  J.  H.  Lozier,  F.  C. 
Iglehart;  Ohio  Wesleyan,  J.  T.  Rusk,  C.  A.  Turner;  Hanover, 
G.  G.  Dunn,  E.  C.  Monfort,  Thomas  V.  Thornton ;  Cumber- 
land, C.  M.  Ewing;  JVashington  (Pa.).  J.  E.  Moffat;  Knox, 
F.  M.  Hayner ;  Indianapolis,  O.  T.  Gillctt;  Wabash,  James  R. 
Carnahan. 

7^67.     Indianapolis,  April   10-12. 

Officers. — President,  John  Cohurn ;  Vice  President,  John 
Ovcrmeyer;  Secretary,  L.  B.  Wilson;  Assistant.  James  R. 
Carnahan. 

Delegates.' — Miami,  E.  S.  Scott;  Western  Reserve,  H.  H. 
Rice ;  DePauzv,  John  Overmeyer,  C.  F.  Goodwin ;  JVabash,  John 
Cohurn,  J.  R.  Carnahan;  Indiana,  L.  B.  Wilson;  Ohio.  D.  H. 
Moore ;  Cumberland,  H.   IT.  Lurton. 

1868.     Nashville.    Tenn..  .fuly    i-i-i/. 

Officers. — President,    R.    L.    Caruthers ;    Secretaries.    H.    L. 


'  List    incomplete. 


CONVENTION    OF    1870.  475 

Bently,  H.  C.  Warren,  S.  R.  Cockrill,  W,.  S.  Davis;  Orator, 
James  W.  Blackmore. 

Delegates. — Active  Chapters — Miami.  P.  N.  Moore;  West- 
ern Reserve,  P.  A.  Otis ;  DePauw,  W.  L.  Johnston,  J.  W.  Lov- 
ett ;  Hampden-Sidney,  A.  L.  Robertson;  Ohio  Wcslcyan,  C.  E. 
Stanley;  Cumberland,  Hamilton  Parks;  Washington,  (Va),  J. 
W.  Allison;  Wabash,  C.  H.  Little;  Hanover,  Harry  C.  Warren, 
O.  Ww  Shryer;  Virginia,  Z.  W.  Ewing;  Centre,  H.  B.  Boude ; 
lozi'a  University,  J.  D.   Glass;  Monmouth,  Eli  Caruthers. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Nashville,  T.  H.  Cahal. 

1869.     Columbus,  O.,  July  7-9. 

Officers. — President.  R.  W.  Smith;  J 'ice  President,  Allison 
Maxwell;  Secretary,  Henry  B.  Young;  Assistant,  J.  M.  Thomp- 
son ;  Chaplain,  Hugh  Boyd ;  Orator,  E.  B.  Stevens ;  Poet,  J.  H. 
Lozier. 

Delegates. — Active  Chapters — Miami.  J.  W.  Short;  De- 
Pauti.;  E.  H.  Terrell  and  J.  W|.  Lovett;  Hanover,  J.  M.  Thomp- 
son; Ohio,  Henry  C.  Will;  Cumberland.  R.  V.  Foster;  Indiana, 
Allison  Maxwell;  Monmouth,  Henry  B.  Young;  Westminster, 
T.  W.  Shaw :  lozva  JVcsleyan,  W.  G.  Wilson ;  Denison,  Henry 
A.  Delano,  C.  J.  Seaman ;  Chicago,  R.  W.  Smith  ;  Virginia,  Shep- 
ard  Barclay;  Wittenberg,  C.  F.  Hormel;  Wabash,  W.  T.  Haines; 
Washington  (Mo.),  Shepard  Barclav;  Ohio  Wesleyan,  Hermus 
Cronkleton. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Chicago,   O.   R.   Brouse. 

i8yo.     Chicago,  III.,  August  31  to  September  2. 

Officers. — President.  James  B.  Black;  Jlce  President,  James 
W.  Blackmore;  Secretary,  W.  M.  Salter;  Assistant.  E.  H.  Ter- 
rell. 

Delegates. — Active  Chapters — Miami,  Roger  Williams  ;  De- 
Pauw, Frost  Craft;  Hampden-Sidney,  J.  W.  Rosebro ;  Ohio 
Wesleyan,  J.  N.  Irvin :  Hanover,  J.  O.  Stilson ;  Ohio,  D.  H. 
Moore;    Cumberland,   J.    A.    Trousdale,    James    W.    Blackmore; 


476  HAxnnooK    of    niiTA    theta    pi. 

Knox.  J.  S.  Castle;  Indiana.  R.  \V.  Miers;  Wabash,  L.  S.  Smith; 
Montnouth.  George  J.  Gordon;  lozca  University,  W.  B.  Craig; 
Wittenberg.  F.  C.  Horniel;  Westminster,  H.  S.  Priest;  lon'a 
IVesleyan.  J.  E.  Corley ;  Chicago,  O.  C.  Wcller ;  Denison, 
Charles  J.  Seaman;  Washington  (Mo.),  George  R.  Lockwood. 
Alumni  Chapters. — Chicago,  E.  B.  Chandler,  D.  G.  Hamil- 
ton;  Louisville,   Harry   C.   Warren. 

1871.     Indianapolis.  August  30,  31,  to  September  I. 

Officers. — President.  Oliver  P.  Morton;  Vice  President. 
Thomas  S.  AlcClelland ;  Secretary,  Henry  A.  Biichtel ;  Assist- 
ant. J.  W.  Shackelford;  Chaplain.  Oliver  A.  Brown;  Orator, 
H.  R.  Xaylor;  Poet,  E.  E.  Edwards. 

Delegates. — Active  Chapters — Miami,  Roger  Williams  ;  Dc- 
Pauzc,  H.  A.  Buchtel;  Ohio  Wesleyan,  O.  A.  Brown;  Hanover. 
M.  S.  Coulter;  Ohio,  A.  J.  Michael;  Knox,  J.  J.  Parks;  I'ir- 
ginia,  Harry  C.  Warren;  Indiana,  J.  A.  New.;  Washington  & 
Lee,  Wi  O.  Roberts;  Wabash,  L.  M.  Vance;  Monmouth,  J.  R. 
Berry;  JVitfenberg,  J.  C.  Kauffman ;  lozca  Wesleyan,  J.  E.  Cor- 
ley; Denison,  C.  J.  Seaman;  Washington,  (Mo.),  J.  W.  Shack- 
elford. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Chicago,  T.  S.  McClelland:  Indianapolis. 
J.   B.   Black;   Louisville,  H.   S.  Wilson. 

1872.     Richmond,    Va..   August   21-24. 

Officer.s. — President,  William  Allan;  Vice  President,  Charles 
J.  Seaman;  Secretary,  Charles  D.  Walker;  Assistant.  William 
H.  Kent;  Chaplain,  Rev.  Thomas  L.   Preston. 

Delegates. — Active  Chapters — DePauzv,  A.  N.  Grant; 
Hampden-Sidney,  J.  A.  Sanderson ;  Hanover,  E.  J.  Brown ; 
Ohio,  W.  H.  G.  Adncy ;  Washington  (Pa.),  Eugene  W.  Hoge ; 
Virginia,  John  S.  Wise;  Indiana.  G.  S.  Mitcliell ;  Washington 
&  Lee,  W.  N.  Johnston;  Wabash,  William  H.  Kent;  Bethany. 
J.  H.  Anderson ;  Monmouth,  George  C.  Rankin ;  lozva  Wesleyan, 


CONVENTION    OF    1875.  477 

Frank  Mahan ;  Dcnison.  Charles  J.  Seaman;  ]'.  M .  I.,  Charles 
D.  Walker;  Richmond,  J.  Ad.  French. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Chicago.  O.  R.  Bronse;  Cincinnati,  John 
I.   Covington ;  Richmond,  W.  A.  Thorn. 

1873.     Cincinnati,  December  2g  to  January  i,  1874. 

Officers. — President,  W.  C.  Ransom;   Vice  President,  Thad. 

A.  Reamy ;  Chaplain,  O.  A.  Hills ;  Secretary),  Al.  Baker ;  As- 
sistant, D.  H.  Chenej' ;  Scrgcant-at-Arms.  H.  R.  Smith;  Orator, 
Stanley  Matthews ;   Poet,   Earl  Cranston. 

Delegates. — Active  Chapters — DePauiv,  A.  N.  Grant;  Cen- 
tre, William  Ayres ;  Ohio  IVesleyan,  W.  S.  Cowen ;  Hanover, 
W.  S.  Acomb;  Ohio,  C.  H.  Dixon;  Washington  &  Jefferson. 
D.  S.  Cooper;  Knox,  M.  P.  Drury;  Indiana,  T.  T.  Rose;  Wash- 
ington &  Lee,  W.  O.  Roberts ;  Wabash,  Al.  Baker ;  Bethany,  J. 
H.  Nesslage,  J.  S.  Lowe;  Monmouth,  W.  T.  Rankin;  Witten- 
berg, X  W.  McKinnon ;  Westminster,  W.  A.  Barr ;  Dcnison, 
B  .S.  Keys;  V.  M.  I.,  C.  D.  Walker;  Wooster,  F.  Taggart, 
J.  W.  Thompson ;  Kansas,  W.  C.  Ransom ;  Wisconsin,  W.  F. 
Boyd ;   Northzvestern,  D.   H.   Cheney. 

Alumni  Chapters.— Louisville,  F.  C.  Wilson;  Cincinnati, 
Arthur   Stern ;   Evansvillc,  T.   R.   McPherson. 

1875.     Evansvillc,  Ind.,  August  25-27. 

Officers. — President,  W.  C.  Ransom;  Vice  President,  Luke 
Wood;  Secretary,  George  C.  Rankin;  Assistant,  Fred  Terrell; 
Chaplain,    Earl   Cranston;    Seargant-at-Arms,    F.    R.    Eversall. 

Delegates. — Active  Chapters — Washington  &  Jefferson.  R. 
H.  Young;  DePauzv,  C.  R.  Hammond;  Centre,  J.  H.  Skinner; 
Ohio  Wesleyan,  G.  M.  Halm;  Hanover,  S.  W.  Black;  Ohio,  A. 

B.  Richardson;  Michigan,  J.  J.  Shields.  A.  N.  Grant;  Virginia, 
H.  C.  Warren;  Indiana,  J.  B.  Morrison;  JVabash,  C.  H.  Mc- 
Carter.  Monmouth,  George  C.  Rankin ;  Wittenberg,  B.  O.  Cowan 
Westminister,  J  R.  Dobyns ;  Kansas,  L.  D.  L.  Tosh,  W.  C. 
Ransom ;  Northwestern,  C.  J.  Goodenow. 


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Alumni  Chapters. — Chicago,  D.  M.  Cheney;  Indianapolis. 
E.  H.  Terrell;  Louisville.  Eugene  Warren;  Cincinnati,  R.  Har- 
vey Young ;  Evansvillc,  Luke  Wood. 

1876.  Philadelphia.  July,  5-7. 

Officers. — President,  Charles  1).  Walker;  Vice  President, 
J.  M.  Goodspeed;  Secretary,  F.  C.  McMillin;  Assistant,  H.  R. 
Cook;   Chaplain,  E.  Dcvinc ;  Scrgeant-at-Artns,  H.  Y.  Black. 

Df.le(;ates. — Washington  &  Jefferson,  T.  S.  Brown;  De- 
Pauw,  C.  R.  Hammond;  Ohio  IVeslcyan,  W.  E.  Dennison ; 
Hanover,  J.  C.  Thompson;  Ohio,  J.  M.  Goodspeed;  Michigan. 
D.  A.  Garwood ;  Knox,  H.  S.  Hitchcock ;  Bethany.  J.  A.  Oram : 
Monmouth.  J.  A.  Rohison ;  Westminster.  J.  E.  Powell;  Deni- 
son.  W.  H.  Pritchard;  Trinity,  R.  J.  Haynes  :  F.  M.  I.,  Charles 
D.  Walker;  Woostcr,  E.  P.  Dean:  Kansas.  William  Osborn ; 
Wisconsin.  H.  R.  Cook;  Northivcstcrn,  E.  M.  Kinman ;  Dick- 
inson, Henry  Shirk;  William  &  Mary,  E.  H.  Harrison;  Wa- 
bash, D.  R.   Bishop. 

1877.  Detroit,  August,  13-17. 

Oi-FiLEKS. — President,    W.    A.    Mooro ;    J 'ice    President,    C.    J 
Seaman;  Secretary,  Fred  Terrell;   Chaplain.  B.  L.   Smith;  Ser- 
geant-al-Arms,  John   S.   Goodwin;   Poet,  J.   H.   Lozier. 

Delecates. — Actinic  Chaptrrs — DePauic,  C.  R.  Hammond  : 
Oliio  Wesleyan.  W.  O.  Robb ;  Michigan,  J.  H.  Grant;  Indiana, 
O.  Z.  Hubbell;  Monmouth,  J.  W.  McCoy;  Wittenberg,  J.  M. 
Lawrence;  Woostcr,  R.  C.  Rankin;  Kansas,  J.  A.  Wickersham  ; 
Northwestern,  G.   E.   Ackcrman ;   Boston,  C.   C.   Williams. 

Alumni  Chapters — Chicago,  J.  A.  Burhans ;  Indianapolis, 
John  S.  Goodwin;  Cincinnati,  Geo.  B.  Fox;  Evansville,  Wal- 
ter Thayer. 

7<?7^.     Indianapolis.   Seplember,   ./  6. 

Officers. — President.  R.  W.  Smitli ;  F/ce  President,  Dump 
Carpenter:     Sergeant-at-Arms,     Robert     E.     Smith;     Secretary. 


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John  S.  Goodwin;  Assistant,  W.  O.  Robb ;  Orator,  A.  J.  Pop- 
pleton;  Poet,  J.  W.  Black. 

Delegates. — Active  Chapters — DcPaun'.  Paul  Wilcox;  Cen- 
tre. S.  G.  Boyle;  Hanover,  W.  A.  Foster;  Ohio  IVesleyan,  W. 
O.  Robb;  Ohio,  A.  J.  Hawk;  Michigan.  J.  H.  Grant;  Indiana, 
J.  A.  Arnold;  IVabash.  W.  S.  Lewis;  Beloit.  R.  F.  Pettibone ; 
Bethany,  C.  A.  Kleeberger ;  IVittenbcrg,  B.  S.  Grosscup ;  JVoos- 
tcr,  Dump  Carpenter;  Kansas,  C.  S.  Finch;  Butler,  Miles  Clif- 
ford. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Chicago.  O.  R.  Brouse ;  Indianapolis, 
John   S.   Goodwin ;   Cincinnati,  Marshall   P.  Drury. 

1879.     Cincinnati.    O.,   September   2-4. 

Officers. — President,  R.  W.  Smith;  Vice  President,  W.  C 
Ransom;  Chaplain,  E.  J.  Brown;  Secretary.  W.  E.  Dcnnison ; 
Assistant,   Paul  Wilcox;   Sergcant-at-Arms,   H.    E.    Insley. 

Delegates. — Active  Chapters — DePauw,  G.  W.  Switzer  ; 
Centre,  M.  M.  Vaughn;  Ohio  Wesleyan.  C.  T.  Brown;  Han- 
over, S.  F.  Bringle;  Ohio,  C.  W.  Delamatre ;  Michigan,  J.  E. 
Beal;  Indiana,  F.  C.  Hood;  IVabash,  H.  L.  Anderson;  Bethany, 
F.  T.  Smith;  Wittenberg,  J.  H.  Prugh ;  Denison,  A.  L.  Hughes; 
IVooster,  J.  Cal.  Hanna ;  Northzvestem,  J.  E.  Adams ;  Boston. 
W.  B.  Lindsay;  Butler.  Charles  E.  Needham ;  Kenyan.  G.  D. 
Curtis. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Chicago,  R.  W.  Smith;  Indianapolis. 
Lawrence  G.   Hay;   Cincinnati.  John  W.  Herron. 

1880.     Baltimore,    August    24-26. 

Officers. — President,  W.  C.  Ransom;  ]'ice  President,  J.  E. 
Heath;  Chaplain,  C.  R.  Mcllwaine ;  Secretary,  A.  H.  Flack; 
Assistant,  Howard  Stetler;  Sergeant-at-Arms,  John  R.  Larus ; 
Orator,  D.  O.  Kellogg. 

Dlelgates. — Active  Chapters — Washington  &  Jefferson,  R. 
R.  Patterson,  J.  G.  Strean ;  Centre.  C.  R.  Barrett;  Hampden- 
Sidney,    W.    C.    White,    John    R.    Larus,    John    Falconer;    Ohio 


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ll'cslcyaii.  R.  R.  McCahc ;  Hanover,  J.  J.  Sturgcs ;  Michigan. 
J.  H.  Grant,  J.  E.  Beal.  O.  F.  Hunt;  Virginia,  C.  R.  Mcllwaine. 
M.  B.  Curry;  Indiana.  W.  A.  Pickins ;  Washington  &  Lee,  R. 
C.  Hallyday;  /'.  M.  I..  J.  I.oney,  H.  R.  Fairfax;  Denison,  A. 
L.  Hughes;  Richmond.  E.  F.  Settle,  W.  C.  Bitting;  IVooster. 
A.  Hoover,  J.  J.  Lentz,  G.  E.  Herrick ;  Kansas,  W.  C.  Ransom, 
I).  O.  Kellogg;  Northwestern.  A.  G.  Foster;  Dickinson,  L.  T. 
Appold,  James  Reaney,  W.  R.  Israel;  Boston.  M.  A.  Pingree.. 
A.  H.  P'lack,  W.  B.  Lindsay;  Johns  Hopkins,  E.  Goodman,  L. 
W.  Wilhelm.  T.  M.  Beadenkopf;  Virginia  State,  W.  H.  Per- 
kinson,  Barton  Pitts;  Butler.  W.  II.  Connor;  Kenyon.  G.  D. 
Curtis;  Rutgers.  J.  F.  AlcWilliams,  R.  J.  Wortendyke,  R.  C. 
Plume;  Cornell.  R.  B.  Ailing;  Stevens.  W.  R.  Baird,  James 
Beatty ;  St.  Lawrence,  H.  F.  Gunnison ;  Maine.  W.  T. 
Haines;  Brazen,  O.  B.  Monroe;  Pennsylvania.  W.  T.  Hildrup, 
Jr.,  H.   S.   Stetler. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Cincinnati,  W.  F.  Boyd,  M.  P.  Drury; 
Indianapolis.  A.  1).  Lynch;  Richmond.  James  E.  Heath;  Louis- 
ville S.  G.  Boyle :  Chicago.  R.  W.  Smith ;  Baltimore,  B.  K. 
Kirkland.  W.  N.   Smith.  T.  J.  Elliott. 

1881.     Chicago.   August  30,  31,   September  i. 

Officers. — President.  A.  P.  Carpenter;  Vice  Presidents,  E. 
H.  Terrell,  Guy  C.  Earl.  W.  N.  Smith,  D.  E.  Oshorne.  A.  P. 
Hoyt,  Harry  Ehrman.  C.  D.  Williams ;  Secretary,  W.  R.  Baird ; 
Assistants,  W.  B.  Cady,  J.  Cal.  Hanna,  E.  H.  Ernst;  Chaplain. 
J.  B.  Worrall;  Sergeant-at-Arms,  W.  H.  Tolman.  W.  K.  L. 
Warwick ;    Orator,  Rev.   John   Bascom ;   Poet.  W.   F.   Stone. 

Deleg.vtes. — Active  Chapters — Ohio,  W.  F.  Boyd;  JVash- 
ington  &  Jefferson;  R.  P.  Patterson,  R.  Harvey  Young;  De- 
Pauw.  V.  M  Joyce,  C.  S.  Olcott,  Will  Iglehart ;  Centre.  B.  B. 
Vcech.  G.  C.  Cowles,  W.  H.  January;  Hainpden-Sidney.  G.  J. 
Ramsay;  Harvard,  Eugene  Wambaugh,  Cliamliors  Baird;  Ohio 
Wesleyan,  Jno.  Alexander,  Cassius  Weedman,  R.  R.  McCabc ; 
Hanover,   E.    E.    Silliman.    L.   J.    Duncan.    E.   J.    Brown ;    Brown, 


CONVENTION    OF    1882.  481 

H.  S.  Babcock.  W.  H.  Holman,  A.  P.  Hoyt :  Michigan,  D.  E. 
Osborne,  D.  A.  Garwood,  W.  B.  Cady ;  I'irginia,  W.  M.  At- 
kinson; Indiana,  F.  C.  Davis,  O.  P.  Erskine,  J.  L.  Mackey; 
Nortlnvestern,  F.  H.  Thatcher,  J.  T.  Hatfield,  W.  A.  Hamil- 
ton; Stevens,  Pierce  Butler;  Wabash.  W.  H.  Kent  J.  E.  Will- 
iamson; Boston,  A.  C.  Poole,  A.  H.  Flack;  Pennsylvania.  C. 
R.  Claghorn;  Beloit,  C.  B.  McGenniss.  C.  J.  Robertson;  Beth- 
any. H.  G.  Niles,  M.  C.  Burt;  California,  Guy  C.  Earl;  loiva. 
T.  G.  Newman;  Wittenberg.  R.  H.  Grube;  Denison,  W.  C. 
Sprague,  J.  J.  Rol)inson ;  Westminster.  J.  G.  Trimble,  J.  R. 
Moorehead,  H.  C.  Evans;  Richmond,  M.  B.  Curry;  Wooster, 
J.  H.  McDonald,  F.  B.  Pearson,  J.  Gal.  Hanna;  Kansas.  Scott 
Hopkins,  Louis  Luscher,  C.  G.  Upton;  Wisconsin,  H.  L.  Smith, 
Stanley  Proudfit,  J.  M.  Dodson ;  Johns  Hopkins.  S.  G.  Boyle; 
Kcnyon,  C.  D.  Williams,  W.  K.  L.  Warwick;  Cornell.  Harry 
Ehrman;  St.  Lawrence,  W.  L.  Fitzgibbons ;  Colgate.  C.  J. 
Pope;   Western  Reserve,  N.  C.  Stevens. 

Alumni  Chapters — Cincinnati,  John  I.  Covington,  S.  G.  Will- 
iams, W.  F.  Boyd;  New  York,  W.  R.  Baird ;  Chicago,  E.  Bruce 
Chandler,  Thomas  McClelland,  L.  P.  Scoville ;  Cleveland.  C.  J. 
Seaman;  Baltimore,  W.  N.  Smith;  Indianapolis,  L.  G.  Hay,  J. 
I.  Hazzard;  Richmond.  J.  E.  Heath. 

1882.     Cincinnati,  August  29-31. 

Officers.— President,  Will  Cumback ;  Vice  Presidents, 
H.  S.  Babcock,  W.  E.  Jobbins,  H.  S.  Stetler,  F.  B.  Clark,  A. 
C.  Downs,  J.  C.  Hanna,  J.  E.  Beal,  W.  A.  Hamilton.  J.  W. 
Childs;  Secretary,  F.  W.  Shepardson ;  Assistants,  J.  A.  Case, 
William  Iglehart ;  Chaplain,  L.  G.  Hay;  Marshal,  J.  C.  Harris; 
Assistant,  G.   S.   Conkey. 

DEhEGATZs.— Active  Chapters— Ohio.  R.  U.  Wilson;  De- 
Pauzv.  C.  L.  Urmston,  G.  B.  Moore,  E.  L.  Martin;  Centre.  H. 
C.  Read,  W.  B.  Matthews,  J.  C.  Cowles ;  Hampden-Sidney.  W. 
C.  White;  Harvard,  Eugene  Wambaugh,  Chambers  Baird; 
Ohio    Wesleyan,  J.   R.   Hughes,   N.   H.   Fairbanks,   M.    S.   Milli- 


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gan  ;  Hanover,  E.  J.  BrowJi,  J.  B.  Tucker,  R.  E.  Schuh  ;  Brown, 
H.  S.  Bahcock,  C.  H.  J.  Douglass  ;  Michigan,  J.  A.  Case,  J.  E. 
Beal,  J.  II.  Grant;  Union.  J.  W.  Adams;  Randolph-Macon,  M. 
H.  Albin ;  Virginia,  Cornelius  Skinner ;  Indiana,  A.  D.  MofFett : 
Northii'estern,  J.  C.  Bannister ;  Stevens,  Pierce  Butler,  Thomas 
G.  Smith;  Boston,  C.  F.  Waterhouse,  A.  C.  Poole;  Wabash, 
J.  F.  Stutesman ;  hnca,  J.  I.  Gilbert;  Wittenberg,  S.  S.  Kauff- 
man,  E.  P.  Otis,  W.  A.  Pugh ;  Westminster,  J.  R.  Morehead. 
E.  B.  McClure;  Denison,  F.  W.  Shepardson,  F.  M.  Stalker,  W. 

C.  Sheppard ;  Richmond,  W.  R.  Thomas;  Wooster,  J.  C.  Hanna. 

D.  S.  Moore,  T.  G.  McConkey;  Wisconsin,  E.  C.  Stevens,  B. 
G.  Treat,  L.  P.  Conover;  Kenyan,  J.  Ed.  Good,  W.  S.  Taylor. 
Alonzo  M.  Snyder;  Mississippi,  J.  C.  Harris,  T.  D.  Marshall,  W. 
L.  Birdsong;  Cornell,  II.  C.  Elmer,  H.  Ehrman ;  St.  Lazvrencc, 
G.  S.  Conkey,  F.  T.  Post;  Maine  State,  E.  S.  Abbott;  Colgate, 
A.  M.  Dyer,  C.  E.  ITaworth;  ]Vcstern  Reserve,  W.  B.  Parme- 
lee,  J.  W.   Andrews. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Cincinnati.  J.  J.  1  light,  W.  O.  Robb,  C. 
H.  Carey;  Cleveland,  C.  J.  Seaman;  Indianapolis,  Allison  Max- 
well;  Chicago,  D.   G.  Hamilton. 

1883.     Saratoga  Springs,  August  38-30. 

Officers. — President,    W.    C.    Ransom;    Vice   Presidents,    C 
J.  Seaman.  G.   S.  Williams,  A.  H.  Flack ;  Secretary,  F.  C.  Mc- 
Millin;  Assistants,  A.  M.  Dyer,  R.  L.  Fearn ;  Marshall,  H.   W. 
Winkley;  Assistant,  R.   E.   Sykes ;   Orator,  C.  N.   Sims. 

Delegates.  —  Active  Chapters  —  Maine,  C.  S.  Beckford; 
Boston,  A.  H.  F^ack,  L.  C.  Hascall ;  Harvard,  Eugene  Wani- 
baugh,  Howard  Lilienthal,  A.  deR.  McNair;  Brown,  E.  P.  Allen, 

E.  B.  Harvey,  A.  P.  Sumner;  .S"^  Lazurence,  C.  M.  Baker,  R.  E. 
Sykes.  Geo.  Helmle ;  Union,  J.  R.  VanNess,  F.  D.  Hall,  A.  B. 
Bishop ;  Colgate,  A.  M.  Dyer.  A.  H.  Cole,  C.  C.  Van  Kirk ;  Cor- 
nell, F.  R.  Percival,  F.  E.  Wilcox.  A.  A.  Ailing;  Columbia,  W. 
R.  Baird,  C.  H.  Doolittle ;  Stevens,  R.  L.  Fearn,  W.  S.  Dilworth. 
f".    F.   I.fwis;   f'euusvhcvnia.   Howard   Stetler,  W.   E.   Maison,   R. 


CONVENTION    OF    1884.  48S 

S.  Maison  ;  I'irgiitia,  J.  E.  Heath;  Centre,  B.  G.  Boyle;  Denison, 
C.  J.  Seaman ;  Kenyan,  J.  Ed.  Good,  W.  K.  L.  Warwick ;  Woos- 
icr.  Jacob  Brilles  ;  Western  Reserve,  J.  W.  Andrews  ;  Ohio  Wes- 
Icyan,  W.  O.  Robb,  N.  H.  Fairbanks;  Indiana,  A.  C.  Patton ;  De- 
Pauiv,  Worth  Merritt;  Michigan,  J.  E.  Beal,  D.  K.  Cochrane; 
Northwestern,  J.  C.  Bannister,  E.  M.  Stevens,  E.  R.  TilHnghast; 
Kansas,  W.  C.  Ransom. 

Alumni  Chapter. s — Chicago,   D.   G.   Hamilton,   C.   A.   Foster ; 
Cincinnati,   A.    S.    Berry,    S.   G.    Williams,   W.   O.    Robb;    Cleve 
land,  C.  J.  Seaman,  F.  C.  McMillin ;  Providence.  C.  R.  Thurston, 
A.  P.  Hoyt;  New  York,  W.  R.  Baird,    J.  T.  Brown;  Richmond, 
J.  E.  Heath. 

1884.     W ooglin-on-Chautauqna,   August   ig-22. 

Officers. — President,  Ed.  H.  Terrell;  Vice  Presidents,  Charles 
S.  Wheeler,  Thomas  D.  Wood,  Chambers  Baird ;  Secretary. 
Jacob  Brilles ;  Assistants,  J.  J.  G.  Ruhm,  R.  B.  Bloodgood ; 
Marshall,  F.  Dixon  Hall ;  Assistant.  L.  P.  Conover. 

Delegates. — Active  Chapters — Harvard,  Eugene  Wambaugh, 
Chambers  Baird;  Broiim,  A.  P.  Sumner;  Boston,  O.  H.  Powers. 
J.  H.  McKenzie;  Maine,  L.  W.  Taylor;  Amherst,  T.  C. 
Elliott,  Warren  E.  Russell;  Union.  F.  Dixon  Hall;  Stevens.  G. 
Ed.  Cook,  E.  G.  Coldewey;  Colnmbia.  O.  E.  Coles,  E.  W.  New- 
ton ;  Cornell.  G.  T.  Saal,  J.  T.  Sackett ;  St.  Laz^'rence.  George  B. 
Helmle;  Colgate.  E.  C.  Harding;  H.  E.  Slaught,  Charles  H. 
Douglas ;  Washington  &  Jefferson.  R.  P.  Patterson ;  Johns  Hop- 
kins, Sam  G.  Boyle;  Hampden-Sidncy.  C.  C.  Lewis,  H.  C.  V. 
Campbell,  A.  C.  Finley ;  Randolph-Macon.  H.  L.  Stewart;  Vir- 
ginia. W.  C.  White,  Harry  C.  Warren  ;  Bethany,  A.  J.  Colborn, 
J.  H.  Mertz.  J.  A.  Bell ;  Centre.  Boyle  G.  Boyle,  J.  W.  Kennedy, 
J.  W.  Guest ;  Mississippi.  C.  L.  Jungerman  ;  Vanderbilt.  J.  J.  G. 
Ruhm,  William  T.  Guild ;  Western  Reserve,  G.  M.  Fletcher : 
Ohio  JVeslcyan.  M.  G.  Park,  T.  P.  Terwilliger;  Wittenberg,  C. 
J.  Pretzman,  R.  C.  Bancroft ;  Woostcr,  E.  E.  Weaver,  Jacob 
Brilles;    Kenyon.   R.   B.    Bloodgood,   Lon   M.    Snyder,   Harry  C 


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Ferris;  Ohio,  C.  W.  Delamatre;  DePauzi.',  J.  C.  Oiirliam,  E.  H. 
Terrell;  Michigan.  J.  \l.  Beal,  E.  L.  Johnson;  Indiana.  A.  C. 
Patton;  IVabash,  James  Wilson;  NortJnvestern,  William  D. 
Fullerton ;  lozva,  Rush  C.  Lake,  Marion  H.  Dey;  Wisconsin,  L. 
P.  Conover ;  California,  Chas.  S.  Wheeler,  C.  W.  Forbes,  Guy 
Wilkinson ;  Westminster,  B.  H.  Charles,  W.  C.  Dobyns,  E.  F. 
McCausland ;  Kansas,  W.  C.  Ransom. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Chicago,  R.  W.  Smith;  Cincinnati.  Eugene 
Wambaugh,  Chambers  Baird ;  Cleveland,  C.  J.  Seaman ;  Whcel- 
>'ig,  Jacob  Brilles ;  Providence,  E.  P.  Allen,  William  T.  Ma- 
gruder. 

1883.     St.  Louis,  Mo.,  August  26-28. 

Officers. — President,  B.   Gratz   Brown;   Vice  Presidents,  W. 

C.  Ransom,  J.  Cal.  Hanna,  T.  D.  Marshall;  Secretary,  W.  T. 
Smith ;  Assistants,  C.  A.  Hall,  B.  H.  Charles ;  Marshal,  W.  G. 
Hyde;  Assistant,  M.  G.  Park. 

Delegates. — Active  Chapters — Harvard.  Chambers  Baird; 
Brozvn.  W.  F.  Angell ;  Stevens,  C.  A.  Hall,  Thomas  G.  Smith ; 
Cornell,  George  F.  Saal ;  St.  Lazvrence,  P.  P.  Barnes;  Johns 
Hopkins,  Lee  Sale;  Richmond,  C.  D.  Roy,  Paul  Y.  Tupper;  Vir- 
ginia, George  R.  Lockwood  ;  Bethany,  J.  F.  Witmer ;  Centre.  S. 

D.  Roser,  Lee  Dunlap ;  Mississippi,  T.  D.  Marshall ;  Ohio  IVes- 
leyan,  M.  G.  Park;  Wooster.  J.  Cal.  Hanna;  Ohio,  W.  G.  Hyde; 
DePauzv,  J.  G.  Campbell,  Frank  M.  Joyce.  William  Tglehart; 
Michigan.  Charles  L.  A,ndrews,  F.  S.  Velde,  W.  Teis  Smith; 
Beloit,  John  R.  Montgomery;  Wisconsin,  Joshua  N.  Sanborn; 
lozva.  C.  M.  Porter;  lozva  Wesleyan,  Will  B.  Hanna;  West- 
minster, W.  R.  Dobj-ns.  B.  TT.  Charles,  F.  W.  Sneed ;  Kansas, 
Charles  D    Dean,  Pliny  L.   Soper,  Cliarles  E.  Parker. 

1886.     Cincinnati,  August,  25-27. 

Officers. — President,  Frank  M.  Joyce;  Vice  Presidents,  J. 
B.  Ellis,  Charles  M.  Hepburn,  R.  S.  Maison;  Secretary,  Eugene 
Wambaugh;  Assistants.  G.  C.  Cox,  J.  H.  McKenzie;  Marshall. 
W.  H.  Pfau ;  Assistant.  J.  R.  Montgomery. 


CONVENTION    OF    1887.  4S5 

Delegates. — Active  Chapters — Harvard,  Clinton  Collins,  Fai- 
gene  Wambaugh,  Alfred  Gaither ;  Maine  State,  R.  K.  Jones ; 
Boston,  J.  H.  McKenzie,  A.  C.  Poole;  Amherst,  Homer  Card; 
Stevens,  J.  L.  Coker,  Jr.,  R.  H.  Smith,  C.  A.  Hall;  Cornell,  G 

F.  Saal,,  W.  H.  Pfaii;  St.  Lazvrence,  W.  T.  Cristler,  W.  L.  Cat;n: 
Union,  A.  J.  Dillingham,  Kelton  C.  Radliflf;  Colgate,  W.  H. 
Crawshaw ;  Johns  Hopkins,  H.  H.  Wiegand,  Edgar  Goodman; 
Washington  &  Jefferson,  R.  Harvey  Young;  Pennsylvania,  R. 
S.  Ma-ison ;  Dickinson.  F.  M.  Welsh;  J'irginia,  J.  F.  McLeod, 
J.  T.  Edwards.  C.  M.  Hepburn;  Richmond,  E.  B.  Pollard,  C.  D. 
Roy;  Centre.  W.  E.  Bryce,  H.  L.  Briggs  ;  I'anderbilt,  J.  B.  Rob- 
ertson, J.  W.  McClure,  J.  B.  Ellis;  Miami.  Shaler  Berry,  J.  N. 
Brown;  Western  Reserve,  E.  A.  Clark;  Ohio  IVesleyan,  E.  L. 
Shannon,  S.  P.  Withrow,  Guy  M.  Clarke,  Wittenberg,  A.  H. 
Smith,  C.  K.  Mower,  G.  A.  Billow;  Denison,  H.  J.  Kendig,  C. 
S.  Sprague,  E.  A.  Williams ;  Wooster,  D.  F.  Conrad,  G.  A. 
Shives,  W.  W.  Barnett ;  Kenyon,  H.  C.  Devin,  A.  C.  Whitaker, 

G.  C.  Cox ;  Ohio,  G.  W.  Reed,  E.  B.  Skinner ;  Ohio  State.  W.  G. 
Hyde,  W.  H.  Siebert,  Julius  Floto ;  DePauzv,  J.  L.  Benedict, 
Harry  Bowser.  J.  J.  Hammond ;  Hanoz'er.  J.  E.  Abrams.  J.  C. 
Clemmons,  T.  R.  Bridges;  Michigan,  L.  B.  Lee;  Indiana,  J.  S 
Shannon ;  Wabash,  R.  S.  Thompfon.  F.  W.  Boudinot,  A.  A.  Mc- 
Cain ;  Northzvcstcrn,  D.  H.  Bloom,  C.  N.  Zueblin ;  Beloif.  J.  R. 
Montgomery ;  Wisconsin,  S.  S.  Cook ;  loiva,  Marvin  H. 
Dey;  Iowa  Wesleyan,  W.  B.  Hanna,  C.  R.  Wooden,  E.  F.  Smith; 
Westminster,  R.   L.   Simpson. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Cincinnati.  John  I.  Covington,  W.  F. 
Boyd,  F.  M.  Joyce;  Cleveland,  Charles  J.   Seaman. 

188/.     W ooglin-on-Chautauqua,  July  20-23. 

Officers. — President.  James  A.  Beaver;  l^ice  Presidents. 
John  I.  Covington,  A.  P.  Sumner.  George  C.  Manly;  .Secretary, 
Wilbur  H.  Siebert;  Assistants,  F.  C.  Whitehead,  R.  S.  Maison , 
Marshal.  L.   E.  Judson ;  Assistant,  h.  Montgomery. 

Deleg.vtes — Active  Chapters — Harvard.  Chambers   Baird.   Jr. 


486  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     TIIETA     PI. 

Brozi'H,  E.  P.  Allen,  A.  P.  Sumner.  A.  P.  Hoyt ;  Amherst,  L.  E 
Jiulson,  C.  B.  Raymond.  W.  P.  Smith ;  Stcz'cns,  H.  R.  Smith ; 
St.  Latvrcncc.  F.  V.  Adams.  E.  Caldwell,  C.  A.  Rich:  Cornel!. 
C.  S.  Fowler,  H.  Mack,  J.  J.  Aspinwall ;  Colgate,  H.  C.  Lyman, 
W.  H.  Crawshaw.  C.  C.  Pierce;  Unhrrsity  of  Pennsylvania.  R. 
S.  Maison ;  Dickinson,  A.  D.  Yocum.  Bethany,  H.  H.  Rumble, 
W.  G.  King;  Richmond,  L.  R.  Mambcrlin ;  Centre,  H.  Matthews - 
I'andcrbilt.  S.  C.  Williams,  C.  L.  Jungerman  ;  Western  Reserve, 
J.  E.  Street,  E.  P.  Hall.  H.  B.  Herrick;  Ohio  Wesleyan,  Charles 
S.  Manley,  F.  M.  Starr,  S.  R.  Greer;  Wittenberg,  R.  H.  Grube. 
S.  E.  Greenawalt ;  Dcnison.  D.  Shepardson,  C.  J.  Seaman; 
Wooster.  W.  M.  Cliamberlain,  G.  A.  Ncsbitt ;  Kenyan.  H.  C. 
Devin ;  Ohio  State,  Wilbur  H.  Siebert,  Howard  Hagler;  Miami, 
J.  N.  Brow-n,  W.  E.  Morris;  DePamu,  R.  F.  Kerr;  Michigan, 
R.  D.  Lampson.  J.  D.  Harman ;  Indiana,  C.  R.  Madison ; 
Northwestern.  C.  N.  Zueblin,  F.  C.  Wliitchcad,  W.  A.  Hamilton; 
loiva.  D.  Musser,  P.  Johnson ;  Wisconsin,  G.  S.  Cook,  W. 
R.   Smith. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Washington,  J.  C.  Gordon;  New  York, 
Jnlin  I.  Covington;  Cleveland.  Charles  J.   Seaman. 

1888.     Wooglin-nn-Chautauiiua.   July  34-28. 

Officers. — President.  Robert  W.  Smith;  Vice  Presidents, 
Charles  L.  Tliornburg,  Frank  H.  Scott,  H.  T.  Fernald ;  Secre- 
tary. Winfield  R.  Smith;  Assistants.  Williston  Manley,  J.  E. 
(iilpin;  Marshal.  C.  N.  Zueblin;  Assistant.  H.  G.  McKean ; 
Chaplain.  A.  D.  Hepburn;  Orator.  C.  D.  Roys;  Poet,  George 
Clarke  Cox. 

Deleg.\tf,s. — Active  Chapters — Harvard,  Chambers  Baird  ; 
Brown,  Clarence  E.  Converse,  H.  L.  Sanford ;  Maine  State,  C. 
G.  Cushman,  A.  P.  Webster;  Amherst,  W.  B.  Doyle;  Stevens, 
W.  F.  Phelps;  Cornell,  A.  H.  Grant,  M.  D.  Makepeace,  George 
Beebe,  Jr. ;  St.  Lazii'ence,  J.  M.  Atwood,  Mark  Manley,  George 
R.  Hardie;  Colgate.  H.  G.  McKean,  Frank  A.  Gallup,  Charles 
A.  Lemon ;   JVashington   &  Jefferson,  James  S.  Ramsay,  G.  W. 


CONVENTION    OF    1889.  487 

F.  Birch;  Pennsylvania,  E.  H.  Edsall;  Dickinson,  F.  M.  Welsh; 
Johns  Hopkins,  J.  E.  Gilpin,  Charles  E.  Simon,  H.  T.  Fernald ; 
Randolph-Macon,  Percy  Rowe ;  Virginia,  Harry  C.  Warren ; 
Bethany,  W.  R.  Warren;  Centre,  John  B.  Worrall;  P'anderbilt. 
C.  L.  Thornbnrg ;  Western  Reserve,  Charles  Hickok ;  Ohio  IVes- 
leyan,  Francis  M.  Starr;  Wittenberg,  R.  H.  Grube;  Denison, 
Will  C.  Sprague ;  Wooster,  W.  M.  Chamberlain ;  Kenyon,  Geo. 
C.  Cox ;  Ohio,  Cal.  Humphrey ;  Ohio  State,  Frank  S.  Kershaw, 
W.  H.  Siebert ;  Miami,  W.  J.  Greer ;  DePauw,  Wilmer  D.  Glenn ; 
Michigan,  L.  R.  Doud,  A.  D.  Rich,  R.  D.  Lampson ;  Wabash, 
S.  A.  Morrison ;  Northwestern,  Charles  N.  Zueblin ;  Wisconsin, 
Winfield  R.  Smith ;  Kansas,  Harry  Buckingham,  Charles  E. 
Parker. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Chicago,  T.  M.  Baxter,  C.  D.  Roys,  F.  H. 
Scott ;  Washington,  J.  C.  Gordon ;  New  York,  John  I.  Coving- 
ton ;  Cincinnati,  A.  D.  Hepburn ;  Cleveland,  Charles  J.   Seaman. 

i88g.     Wooglin-on-Chautauqua,  July  22-27. 

Officers. — President,  C.  L.  Thornburg;  Vice  Presidents,  E. 
B.  Chandler,  W.  P.  Smith,  C.  W.  Barnes;  Secretary,  C.  N. 
Zueblin;  Assistants,  A.  B.  Faust,  J.  W.  Gebhardt;  Marshalls, 
F.   M.   Rooney,  W.   G.   Newbrook. 

Delegates. — Active  Chapters — Harvard,  W.  H.  Siebert, 
Chambers  Baird;  Brown,  C.  C  Converse;  Boston,  George  R. 
Hoskins;  Maine  State,  John  Bird;  Amherst,  T.  W.  Jackson,  D. 
J.  Carlough ;  Dartmouth,  Paul  Carson ;  Stevens.  W.  F.  Phelps, 
L.  D.  Wildman;  Cornell,  W.  G.  Newbrook,  F.  W.  Ely,  W.  H. 
Austin ;  St.  Laivrence,  S.  C.  Hodge,  Everett  Caldwell ;  Colgate, 
B.  Eldridge,  E.  W.  Smith,  C.  A.  Lemon ;  Union,  W.  J.  Harder, 
Kelton  C.  Radliff;  Columbia,  W.  P.  Smith;  Syracuse,  F.  M. 
Rooney;  Dickinson,  F.  W.  Crowder;  Johns  Hopkins,  A.  B. 
Faust,  Pennsylvania,  R.  S.  Maison ;  Pennsylvania  State,  H.  W. 
Mitchell,  A.  A.  Patterson;  Vanderbilt,  W.  C.  Branham,  C.  L. 
Thornburg;  Miami,  J.  L.  Pythian,  W.  O.  Mussey;  Ohio,  S.  S. 
Humphrey;   Bethany,  E.   O.    Lovett,   D.   L.    Pendleton;    Witten- 


488  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

berg.  J.  W.  Gchhart ;  Dcnison,  Dan.  Shcpardson ;  Wooster,  Rob- 
ert M.  Shannon ;  Kenyan,  W.  K.  L.  Warwick ;  Ohio  State,  F.  E. 
Pomercne ;  DcPaun',  E.  I.  Antrim;  Indiana,  F.  C.  Davis;  Mich- 
igan, J.  D.  Harmon,  R.  D.  Lampson,  A.  D.  Rich;  Wabash,  F.  H. 
Boudinot ;  Hanover,  John  A.  Carnagey ;  Wisconsin,  C.  B.  Bird ; 
Northivestern;  II.  E.  Briggs,  C.  N.  Zucblin,  F.  C.  Whitehead; 
California.  C.   W.    Barnes. 

Chicago  Alumni. — T.  M.  Baxter,  E.  B.  Chandler,  W.  A. 
Hamilton. 

i8<X).     W ooglin-on   Chantauqua.  August  25-30. 

Officers. — President,  Jolni  Reily  Knox;  Vice  Presidents, 
Charles  L.  Thornburg,  Joseph  C.  Gordon,  Minton  W.  Talbot; 
Secretary,  H.  G.  Budd,  Jr.;  Assistants.  Ward  B.  Sawyer,  D.  J. 
Carlough ;  Marshal,  William  A.  Field;  Assistant,  Lee  S.  Dur- 
ham;  Orator,  Willis  O.   Robb ;  Poet,  Willis   Houghton. 

Deleg.^tes. — Active  Chapters. — Harvard.  Chambers  Baird; 
Brown,  C.  C.  Converse;  Maine  State,  Wallace  R.  Farrington ; 
Atnherst,  W.  B.  Doyle,  Thomas  W.  Jackson;  Wesleyan.  D.  J. 
Carlough,  F.  A.  Galloway;  Stevens,  William  A.  Field;  Cornell, 
Fred  J.  Miller,  Willard  P.  Cooke,  William  G.  Newbrook;  St. 
Laivrence,  E.  B.  Lent,  Edw.  W.  Sanford;  Colgate,  Emmott 
Howd,  E.  C.  Harmon;  Union,  J.  W.  Ferguson,  W.  J.  Harder; 
Columbia,  William  R.  Baird;  Syracuse.  E.  Leroy  Dow,  H.  J. 
Hamlin;  Dickinson,  H.  G.  Budd,  Jr.;  Johns  Hopkins,  S.  Guy 
Snowden,  James  C.  Johnston,  L.  B.  Dorr;  Pennsylvania  State, 
H.  W.  Mitchell;  Hampdcn-Sidney.  Robert  M.  Mann;  Virginia, 
Minton  W.  Talbot,  Thomas  Talbot;  Vanderbilt,  Herman  D. 
Ruhm,  Alfred  Hume,  Charles  L.  Thornburg;  Miami,  Walter  L. 
Tobey ;  Western  Reserve,  C.  A.  Chapman,  S.  W.  Berry,  Clar- 
ence W.  Fitch ;  Washington  &  Jefferson,  Owen  C.  Underwood. 
H.  T.  Behrends,  Jr.;  Ohio  Wesleyan,  Willis  O.  Robb;  Bethany 
P.  A.  Berry;  Wittenberg,  Edwin  O.  Weaver,  J.  Cal.  Kauffman; 
Wooster,  Dudley  J.  Hard;  Kenyon,  W.  K.  L.  Warwick;  Ohio 
Stake,   Charles    P.    Sigerfoos ;    Cincinnati,   F.    H.    Constant,    Ellis 


CONVENTION    OF    1891.  489 

Guy  Kinkead;  DePanw,  Lee  S.  Durham;  Michigan,  J.  D.  Har- 
mon ;  Hanover,,  B.  W.  Tyler ;  IVisconsin,  C.  A.  Dickson ;  North- 
zvcsfcrn,  W.  B.  Sawyer;  Kansas,  Ernest  B.  Blaker;  California, 
F.  W.  McNear. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Neiv  York.  John  I.  Covington,  WilHam 
R.  Baird;  Washington,  J.  C.  Gordon;  Cincinnati,  Charles  M. 
Hepburn,  Willis  O.  Robb;  Chicago,  A.  D.  Rich;  Springfield,  E. 
O.  Weaver. 

1891.     W ooglin-on-Chautauqua,  August  3-8. 

Officers. — President,  Joseph  C.  Gordon ;  Vice  Presidents, 
Y.  P.  Alorgan,  Charles  M.  Hepburn,  Charles  S.  Thomas ;  Sec- 
retary. Frank  Henry  Andrews ;  Assistants,  Robert  H.  Fernald, 
Charles  L.  Sommers ;  Marshal,  Harry  A.  Reese;  Assistant.  John 
W.  Moore,  Jr. ;  Orator,  J.  Cal  Kauffman ;  Poet,  James  Taft  Hat- 
field. 

Delegates. — Active  Chapters — Broivn,  Charles  C.  Converse; 
Boston.  Harry  E.  Back;  Maine  State,  Robert  H.  Fernald;  Am- 
herst. Joseph  A.  Goodrich ;  Wesleyan,  Geo.  W.  Carter,  David  J. 
Carlough,  John  D.  Stark;  Yale,  Otis  H.  Fisk ;  Rutgers,  Chal- 
mers P.  Dyke;  Stevens,  Kingsley  L.  Martin,  Fred  H.  McGahie; 
Cornell,  Alfred  J.  Miller,  William  G.  Newbrook ,  Edwin  C 
Clark ;  St.  Lazvrence,  Lyman  C.  Ward ;  Colgate,  Jay  H.  Scott, 
Charles  A.  Lemon;  Union,  Stephen  G.  Doig;  Columbia.  Arthur 
Stanley  Ives ;  Syracuse,  Marcus  L.  Glazer ;  Dickinson,  Virgil 
Prettyman ;  Johns  Hopkins,  Earl  P.  Lothrop ;  Pennsylvania 
State,  Albert  D.  Knittle;  Hampden-Sidney,  Robert  M.  Norvell; 
North  Carolina,  Wallace  E.  Rollins;  Virginia,  Frank  H.  An- 
drews; Davidson,  Walter  L.  Lingle;  Randolph-Macon,  Richard 
H.  T.  Adams,  Jr.;  Mississippi,  William  T.  Priestly;  Vanderbilt, 
Orville  A.  Park;  Texas,  Levi  T.  Dashiell,  Alfred  C.  McDaniel; 
Miami.  Isaac  M.  Hughes;  Ohio,  Morris  A.  Henson;  Western 
Reserve,  William  M.  Hemperly,  William  T.  Hastings ;  Wash- 
ington &■  Jefferson,  T.  Grier  Simonton  ;  Ohio  Wesleyan.  Pennel 
Cherrington,     Clarence     S.     Vandenbark ;     Wittenberg,    J.     Cal. 


490  HAxnnooK    of    beta    theta    pi. 

Kauffman ;  Dcnison,  Oscar  L.  \\atkins:  Woostcr.  Charles  S. 
Brilles;  Kenyan,  W.  K.  L.  Warwick;  Ohio  State.  Herbert 
L.  Johnston,  William  L.  Graves ;  Cincinnati,  Robert  F.  Baih- 
mann ;  DePainu,  Albert  M.  Cole,  Clarence  A.  Royse,  Lee  S. 
Durham;  Indiana.  Charles  S.  Thomas;  Michigan.  John  S.  W. 
Holloway ;  Wabash,  Jesse  A.  Greene:  Hanover,  John  J.  Bridges, 
Knox.  Francis  H.  Sisson ;  Beloit,  Charles  S.  Brett,  George  R. 
Jenkins;  lozva,  Arthur  J.  Cox;  IVisconsin,  Warren  A.  Dennis; 
Nurthivcstern,  Harry  W.  Whitehead ;  Minnesota,  Charles  L. 
Sommers ;  Westminster,  John  W.  Moore,  Jr.;  California,  Albert 
C.  Aiken ;  Denver,  Everett  F.  Benedict ;  Nebraska,  Harry  A. 
Reese ;  Missouri,  Eugene  Atterbury,  J.  Bowman  Sterling. 

Alu)nni  Chapters. — New  York,  John  I.  Covington;  li'ashing- 
ton.  J.  C.  Gordon  ;  Cinc{)nniti,  Charles  M.  Hepburn. 

18(^2.     Wooglin-on-Chautauqua.  August  $'9- 

Officers. — President,  E.  B.  Chandler;  Vice  Presidents.  T. 
M.  Baxter,  H.  T.  Fernald ;  Secretaries,  Charles  Clay  Trabue, 
W.  H.  Austin,  E.  R.  Hardy ;  Marshals.  C.  J.  Parrish.  J.  V.  Mc- 
Donald;  Poet,  S.  W.  Foss. 

Delegates. — Active  Chapters. — Harvard.  Chambers  Baird  ; 
Bronm,  Earle  C.  Arnold;  Boston,  E.  R.  Hardy;  Maine.  W. 
W.  Crosby;  Amherst,  F.  W.  Bcekman  ;  Dartmouth,  E.  F.  Rug- 
gles;  Weslcyan,  Edwin  B.  Nichols,  F.  W.  Ostrander;  Yale  Wil- 
liam B.  Bailey;  Rutgers,  H.  C.  Cussler;  Stevens,  J.  V.  McDon- 
ald; Cornell,  Willard  H.  Austin;  St.  Laivrence,  Arthur  R.  Gled- 
hill;  Colgate,  L.  E.  Brokaw ;  Union,  John  C.  McAlpine.  Miles 
Ayrault;  Columbia,  H.  N.  Hooper;  Syracuse,  Frank  I.  Richards, 
Dickinson,  Clyde  B.  Furst;  Pennsyk'ania  State.  Roy  B.  Mattern ; 
Lehigh.  William  S.  Jones;  Richmond.  L,  R.  Hamlierlin  ;  .\fissis- 
sippi,  Samuel  Holloway;  Vanderbilt.  Charles  C.  Trabue;  Cin- 
cinnati. Elliott  B.  Palmer;  Ohio,  J.  Chase  Dowd ;  IVashington 
&  Jefferson,  W.  W.  Maxwell;  Ohio  Wesleyan.  J.  Charles  Par- 
rish; Denison,  F.  W.  Shcpardson ;  Wooster,  H.  Platter;  Ohio 
State,  E.   B.   McCarter;   DePauzu,  R.   F.   Darnall;   Michigan,   F. 


CONVENTION    OF    1893.  491 

Rich;  Knox,  Wilfred  Arnold;  Beloit,  Sanford  R.  Catlin ;  North- 
western, Ransom  E.  Kennicott;  Minnesota,  Edward  S.  Avery; 
California,  L.  P.  Rixford ;  Nebraska,  Jas.  B.  MacDonald. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Chicago,  E.  B.  Chandler,  T.  M.  Baxter; 
Washington,  J.  C.  Gordon ;  Cincinnati,  C.  M.  Hepburn. 

iSgS-     W ooglin-on-Chautauqua ,  July  26   to  August  i. 

Officers. — President,  John  I.  Covington ;'  Pice  Presidents, 
William  R.  Baird^  Williston  Manley,  B.  H.  Snell;  Secretaries, 
R.  E.  Butrick,  H.  P.  Pearsons,  Charles  T.  Herbert ;  Marshals, 
G.  V.  Smith,  A.  F.  Damon;  Orator,  Frank  H.  Scott;  Poet, 
Charles  K.  Gaines. 

Delegates. — Active  Chapters — Brozvn,  D.  C.  Chace;  Maine, 
J.  E.  Harvey;  Dartmouth,  W.  H.  Ford;  Yale,  A.  S. 
Briggs :  Boston,  E.  R.  Hardy;  Amherst.  B.  H.  Snell;  Wesleyan, 
E.  L.  Steele;  Rutgers,  H.  C.  Weber;  Colgate.  J.  O.  Turner; 
Syracuse,  F.  L.  Dutcher ;  Stevens,  J.  P.  Klumpp ;  St.  Lawrence, 
R.  E,  Butrick;  Columbia,  Donald  IMacGregor;  Union.  G.  V. 
Smith;  Dickinson,  WL  W.  Uttley;  Penn'a.  State.  A.  F.  Damon; 
Johns  Hopkins,  G.  M.  Boiling;  Lehigh,  W.  V.  Pettit ;  Hampden- 
Sidney,  A.  D.  P.  Gilmour;  North  Carolina,  Thomas  S.  Rollins; 
Davidson,  C.  F.  Rankin;  Centre.  R.  G.  Williams;  Mississippi. 
H.  S.  Flood;  Texas,  L.  L.  Hardison ;  Cumberland,  A.  McClain ; 
Vanderbilt,  J.  H.  Ogbourn;  Miami.  W.  R.  McDonald;  Ohio, 
E.  E.  Baker;  Washington  &  Jefferson.  A.  P.  Duncan;  Bethany, 
Burns  Darsie ;  Denison,  E.  F.  O'Neal;  Cincinnati,  H.  K.  Dun- 
ham; Ohio  Wesleyan,  N.  O.  Ford;  Wittenberg,  D.  F.  Thomas; 
Ohio  State,  C.  T.  Herbert;  DePauw,  N.  W.  Jones;  Michigan, 
D.  C.  Smith;  Indiana,  F.  L.  Gass ;  Wabash.  A.  S.  Nelson;  Knox. 
G.  E.  Stephens ;  Iowa,  Curtis  T.  Dey ;  JVisconsin,  H.  H.  Jacobs ; 
Beloit.  J.  J.  Moore;  Iowa  Wesleyan,  C.  E.  Blodgett;  North 
z^u-sfcru.  H.   P.   Pearsons;-  Westminster,  C.  E.   Hickok;   Calif or- 


'  Not  present  at  any  session,  though  expected  when  elected. 


492  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA      PI. 

Ilia.  C.  L.  AIcFarland ;  Nebraska.  G.  H.  W'haley ;  Dcnzrr.  J.  E. 
Edwards. 

Aluuuii  Chapters.— Pittsburg,  H.  \V.  Mitchell,  A.  A.  Patter- 
son; Nashville.  C.  L.  Thornburg;  Columbus,  J.  Cal.  Hanna ; 
New  York.  W.  R.  Baird:  Cincinnati.  D.  W.  McClung,  T.  A. 
Rcamy,  Charles  M.   Hepburn. 

i8g4.     Niagara  Falls.  N.   V.,  July  24-27 

Officers. — President,  Junius  E.  Beal ;  First  J'ice  President. 
Maj.  W.  C.  Ransom;  Second  Vice  President.  H.  W.  Mitchell, 
Third  Vice  President.  E.  R.  Hardy;  First  Secretary,  Walter  C. 
Cabell;  Second  Secretary.  R.  R.  Treadway;  Third  Secretary. 
W.  P.  Behan  ;  First  Marshal.  J.  W.  B.  Smith ;  Second  Marshal. 
L.  M.  Ward. 

Delegates. — Harvard.  J.  R.  Farovid ;  Brown.  G.  B.  Van 
Doren ;  Boston.  J.  F.  Grove;  Maine,  A.  H.  Buck;  Amherst, 
L).  W.  Morrow;  Dartmouth,  H.  S.  Baketel ;  Wesleyan.  O.  W. 
Hill;  Yale,  R.  B.  Treadway;  Rutgers.  Edward  S.  Cooper;  Cor- 
nell. G.  F.  A.  Brucggeman ;  Stez'cns.  W.  H.  Corbctt;  St.  Law- 
rence, L.  D.  Case  and  F.  J.  Arnold ;  Colgate.  Charles  Runyon  ; 
Union.  Miles  Ayrault ;  Syracuse,  Maurice  Fikcs ;  Dickinson. 
Paul  Appenzellar ;  Pennsylvania  State.  J.  F.  Rodgers  and  B.  B. 
Horton ;  Hampdcn-Sidney,  B.  M.  Rosebro ;  Virginia,  W.  C.  Ca- 
bell ;  Davidson,  A.  P.  Bauman ;  Centre,  C.  H.  Ferran ;  Cum- 
berland. A.  B.  Humphreys;  J'anderbilt.  J.  B.  Hildebrand;  7V.r- 
as.  J.  W.  B.  Smith ;  Miami.  J.  C.  Evans.  Cincinnati, 
H.  C.  Culbertson  and  H.  K.  Dunham;  Ohio,  H.  G.  Stalder; 
IVestern  Reserve,  F.  M.  Stevens;  Washington  &  Jefferson.  E. 
W.  Heisey  and  J.  E.  Duncan.  Jr.;  Ohio  Jl'esleyan,  F.  S.  Mof- 
fett;  Wittenberg.  H.  S.  Kissell;  Denison,  C.  C.  Jones  and  L.  S. 
Curtis;  Wooster.  J.  C.  Whedon,  A.  B.  Clark  and  D.  J.  Hard; 
Kenyon.  .\rthur  Dumper;  Ohio  State.  W.  V.  T.  Landis,  R.  D. 
McCarter,  Jr.  and  R.  D.  Layton ;  DcPauw.  F.  E.  Strou>o ;  In- 
diana. Harry  W.  McDowell;  Michigan,  R.  W.  Dunn.  H.  B.  Otis 
and  G.  M.  Chandler;   Wabash.  H.  O.  Allen;  Knox.  L.  C.  May- 


CONVENTION    OF    1895.  493 

nard;  Bcloit.  N.  E.  Catlin,  J.  J.  Moore  and  F.  C.  Jewell;  Chi- 
cago, W.  P.  Behan  and  H.  J.  Smith;  Iowa  Wesleyan,  J.  A. 
Rominger:  Wisconsin,  L.  M.  Wkrd ;  Northwestern,  E.  H.  Evers ; 
Minnesota,  H.  H.  Chapman;  Westminster,  W.  E.  Russell; 
Kansas.  C.  W.  Miller;  California.  W.  H.  Gorrill ;  Denver.  J.  W. 
Sylvester ;  Nebraska,  J.  B.  Becher ;  Missouri,  K.  Stone. 

Alumni  Delegates. — Chicago,  Henry  M.  Echlin ;  Columbus, 
J.  Cal.  Hanna,  Ralph  K.  Jones,  W.  H.  Sicbert ;  Cincinnati,  Thad 
A.  Reamy,  Charles  M.  Hepburn,  C.  J.  McDiarmid;  Nashville, 
Charles  L.  Thornburg;  Neiv  York,  John  I.  Covington,  James 
T.  Brown;  Pittsburg,  A.  A.  Patterson,  H.  W.  Mitchell;  St. 
Paul.  F.  D.  Monfort;  Providence,  H.  S.  Babcock. 

1895.     Chicago,  July  23-27. 


•si- 


Officers. — President,  Dr.  T.  A.  Reamy;  First  Vice  Pre 
d'ent,  W.  A.  Hamilton;  Second  Vice  President,  E.  Bruce  Chand- 
ler; Third  Vice  President.  James  T.  Brown;  Secretary.  Wil- 
liam R.  Baird;  Second  Secretary.  E.  F.  Coffin;  Third  Secretary, 

A.  A.  Ewart;  Fourth  Secretary,  O.  L.  Spaulding;  First  Mar- 
shal, A.  R.  Sheriff;  Second  Marshal,  J.  A.  Gwyn. 

Delzgates.— Harvard,    A.    R.    Sheriff;    Yale,    L.    R.    Conklin, 

B.  M.  Keever,  W.  C.  Garrison ;  Maine.  E.  E.  Gibbs ;  Dart- 
mouth. Nathan  Jenks,  E.  S.  Davidson;  Broivn,  A.  M.  Allan; 
Boston,  L.  H.  Bugbee,  A.  P.  Pratt,  O.  H.  Powers;  Amherst, 
Sumner  Blakemore,  T.  C.  Elliot,  S.  S.  Parks;  Wesleyan,  E.  F. 
Coffin;  Rutgers,  C.  A.  Poulson;  Stevens,  A.  E.  Whitman;  Col- 
gate. W.  B.  Kelsey;  Columbia,  J.  A.  Alexander;  Cornell,  L.  W. 
Simpson,  C.  M.  Howe,  H.  O.  Austin;  St.  Lawrence,  W.  W. 
Read.  W.  C.  Hepburn,  G.  R.  Hardie;  Union.  E.  A.  Sommer; 
Syracuse,  R.  A.  Wilcox;  Pennsylvania  State,  B.  F.  Fisher,  Jr.; 
Johns  Hopkins,  Reid  Hunt,  Francis  H.  Sisson ;  Lehigh,  W. 
G.  Whilden,  H.  H.  Jones;  Hampden-Sidney,  R.  C.  Somerville; 
Virginia:  W.  D.  Blair ;  North  Carolina,  J.  A.  Gwyn,  V.  C.  Mc- 


494  HANDBOOK     OF     RETA     THETA      PI. 

Adoo;  Centre,  R.  M.  Hill;  Texas,  W.  P.  Lobban;  Cumberland. 
C.  R.  Williamson;  Vanderbilt,  A.  J.  Jungerman ;  Miami,  W.  M. 
Montgomery,  C.  M.  Glenn,  W.  J.  Greer;  Ohio.  D.  H.  Thomas; 
Western  Reserve,  Frank  Stahl,  D.  B.  Wolcott;  Ohio  Wesley- 
an,  C.  E.  Hetherington ;  Bethany,  H.  A.  Watson,  Ira  W.  Kim- 
mel,  Ernest  Garrison;  Denison.  W.  C.  Merrill,  E.  J.  Phelps; 
Kenyan,  J.  A.  Sipher;  Cincinnati.  O.  P.  Geier ;  Wash- 
ington &  Jefferson.  J.  A.  Duncan,  J.  E.  Duncan,  Jr.,  T. 
W.  Frye;  Wittenberg,  H.  E.  Simon,  G.  M.  Cummings ;  Wooster, 
B.  R.  Machatton;  Ohio  State,  L.  T.  Williams,  R.  E.  Layton; 
DePauzv,  J.  L.  Gavin ;  Michigan,  Chas.  G.  Cook,  H.  B.  Otis,  G. 
M.  Chandler :  Hanover,  A.  B.  Rouse ;  Knox.  E.  M.  Weeks,  C. 
F.  Laas,  J.  L.  Crane:  Beloit,  F.  W.  Warner,  Jr.,  W.  E.  Catlin. 

F.  L.  Pitkin;  loiaa,  C.  T.  Wright,  F.  M.  Irish,  T.  R. 
Kimball;  Chicago,  E.  E.  Todd,  C  S.  Beach,  D.  S.  Trum- 
bull; loiva  Wesleyan,  E.  F.  LaForcc;  JVisconsin,  J.  R.  Rich- 
ards, J.  G.  Smith,  O.  E.  Libby;  Northivestem,  C.  W.  Spofford, 

G.  A.  Ramsey,  J.  E.  Ward ;  Minnesota,  R.  M.  Thompson,  L.  E. 
Clark,  F.  C.  Faude;  Westminster,  C.  H.  Davis;  Kansas.  A.  A. 
Ewart,  C.  W.  Miller;  California,  G.  M.  Fisher;  Denver,  II.  B. 
Young;  Nebraska.  B.  E.  Forbes,  E.  C.  Ames;  Missouri,  A.  E. 
Russell. 

Alumni  Delegates. — Boston,  E.  R.  Hardy;  Nezv  York.  J.  T. 
Brown,  W.  R.  Baird ;  Cincinnati,  C.  M.  Hepburn.  Thad.  A. 
Reamy;  Akron.  O.,  J.  Ed.  Good;  Mihvaukee,  G.  E.  Herrick ; 
Chicago,  W.  Teis  Smith,  W.  H.  Ilulburt,  B.  B.  Davis,  Min- 
neapolis, F.  M.  Joyce;  St.  Paul,  C.  L.  Somers ;  St.  Louis,  M.  P. 
I)nn-y;  Nashville,  C.  L.  Thornburg. 

1896.     White  Sulphur  Springs,  W.  Va.,  July  28-31. 

Officers. — President,  Willis  O.  Robb;  First  Vice  President, 
Willis  Boughton;  Second  Vice  President,  Marshall  P.  Drury ; 
Third  Vice  President,  Wilkins  Bruce ;  Secretary,  C.  J.  McDiar- 
mid;  First  Assistant  Secretary,  E.  R.  James;  Second  Assistant 
Secretary,    F.    E.    Vaughn ;     Third    Assistant   Secretary,    C.    M. 


CONVENTION    OF    1897.  495 

Howe;  Marshal.  Arthur  S.  Hoffman;  Assistant  Marshal,  T.  L. 
Shaffer 

Delegates. — Harvard,  Sam  S.  Montague ;  Boston,  Geo.  W. 
Bell;  Maine,  Edmund  C.  Upton;  Amherst,  Harry  W.  Conant ; 
Dartmouth,  Ed.  K.  Wordworth ;  IVesleyan,  Myron  B.  Yaw ; 
Yale,  Alex  B.  Clark;  Rutgers,  Robt.  W.  Courtney;  Cornell, 
Chas.  M.  Howe ;  Stevens,  Alex  B.  Macbeth ;  St.  Laivrence, 
Arthur  E.  Griffiths ;  Colgate,  Warwick  S.  Ford ;  Union,  James 
Wingate;  Columbia,  W.  R.  Baird ;  Syracuse,  Fred  J.  Topping; 
Dickinson,  Jos.  A.  McKeehan ;  Johns  Hopkins.  Alfred  S.  Hard- 
en;  Pennsylvania,  Geo.  W.  Riley;  Pennsylvania  State,  Robt.  M. 
McKinley ;  Lehigh,  Francis  D.   Amen;  North   Carolina.  Francis 

A.  Gudger ;  Virginia,  Stephen  A.  Ellison ;  Hampden-Sidney,  A. 
D.  P.  Gilmour ;  Davidson,  P.  F.  Henderson ;  Centre,  H.  Lucius, 
Montgomery ;  Cumberland,  Albert  G.  Caldwell ;   Vanderbilt,  Jas. 

B.  Hildebrand ;  Cincinnati,  W.  D.  Palmer ;  Ohio,  Frank  W. 
Moulton ;  Ohio  Wesleyan,  Frank  C.  Goodrich ;  Bethany,  Alfred 
W.    Place;    Wittenberg,   Edward   H.   Collis,   A.   H.   Denison,  W. 

C.  Merrill;  Kenyon,  J.  J.  Dimon;  Ohio  State,  Arthur  S.  Hoff- 
man ;  DcPauw,  Eugene  C.  Shireman ;  Indiana,  William  A.  Shry- 
er;  Michigan;  Geo.  M.  Chandler;  Hanover,  Roy  S.  Eastman; 
Knox,  Chas.  F.  Lass ;  Beloit,  Royal  C.  Sercomb ;  lozva,  Ray- 
mond E.  Peck;  Chicago,  F.  E.  Vaughn;  Iowa  Wesleyan.  Aaron 
V.  Blackford;  Wisconsin,  Ossian  T.  Waite ;  Northzvcstevn.  Geo. 
H.  Miller ;  Minnesota,  H.  H.  Woodman ;  Westminster.  E.  A. 
Neel;  Kansas,  Harold  W.  Smith;  California,  Otto  F.  Wede- 
meyer;  Denver,  Thos.  L.  Schaffer;  Nebraska,  Fred  C.  Cooley; 
Missouri,  W.  H.   Dulaney;  Stanford.  Harry  C.   Hazzard. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Cincinnati.  T.  A.  Reamy,  C.  J.  McDiar- 
mid,  H.  C.  Culbertson;  Boston,  E.  R.  Hardy;  New  York,  Jas. 
T.  Brown;  Nashville,  Chas.  L.  Thornburg;  St.  Louis,  Marshall 
P.  Drury;  Indianapolis,  A.  N.  Grant. 

1897.    Niagara  Falls,  N.   Y.,  July  16-19. 
Officers. — President,  William  A.  Hamilton ;  First  Vice  Pres- 


496  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA      I'l. 

ident,  jMarsliall  P.  Drury ;  Second  Vice  President,  Edward  R. 
Hardy;  'J'liird  J 'ice  President,  Arthur  E.  Merkel ;  Secretary. 
George  M.  Chandler;  First  Assistant  Secretary,  Frederick  A. 
Welles;  Second  Assistant  Secretary,  Charles  S.  Dole,  Marshal, 
Robert  W.  Courtney;  Assistant  Marshal.  Robert  Frazier. 

Delegates. — Harvard.  Howard  Coonley ;  Boston,  W.  E.  C. 
Leonard;  Maine,  Bertrand  R.  Johnson;  Amherst,  Fred  K.  Dyer; 
Dartmouth,  Elliot  L.  Perkins ;  IVesleyan,  Walter  B.  Rile ;  Yale. 
Thomas  M.  Evans;  Rutiiers.  Robert  W.  Courtney;  Cornell, 
Clarence  S.  Moore ;  Stevens.  Frederick  A.  Welles ;  .9/.  Lazv- 
rence.  Arthur  B.  Joy;  Colgate.  Wm.  W.  Barker;  Union.  Daniel 
H.  Deyoe,  Jr. ;  Columbia,  Frederick  H.  ClufF ;  Syracuse,  Robert 
Frazier;  Washington  &  Jefferson,  Archibald  A.  Wilson;  Penn- 
sylvania, W.  P.  Humphreys;  Dickinson,  J.  Luther  Sigmund ; 
Johns  Hopkins,  Charles  K.  Winne,  Jr. ;  Pennsylvania  State, 
Joseph  M.  Curtin ;  Lehigh.  D'Arcy  W.  Roper;  Harnhden-Sidncy, 
Edward  H.  Barnett;  North  Carolina,  Thomas  C.  Smith,  Jr.; 
Virginia.  W.  Cabell  Moore;  Davidson,  Samuel  A.  Robinson; 
Centre.  R.  Smith  Dulin ;  Cumberland.  Jorden  S.  Brown ;  .1//.S-- 
sissippi,  Albert  W.  Hunt;  Vanderbilt,  Walter  N.  Davis;  Texas. 
H.  Roy  Styles;  Miami,  Lee  O.  Lantis ;  Cincijinati,  Morris  R. 
El)ersole ;  IVestern  Reserve,  Henry  E.  Freeman;  Ohio.  Joseph 
T.  Ullom ;  Bethany,  William  L.  Fisher;  Ohio  IVesleyan.  Jacob 
J.  Coons;  Wittenberg,  Charles  L.  Boshey;  Denison,  Thomas  B. 
Powell;  JVooster.  D.  J.  Flemming;  Kenyon.  Harry  B.  Shontz ; 
Ohio  State.  David  T.  Keating;  DePauw.  Frederic  A.  Ogg; 
Indiana.  Willis  K.  Ilunter;  Michigan.  George  M.  Chandler; 
Wabash.  George  L.  Dcraiy ;  Hanover.  Charles  D.  Billings; 
Knox,  Francis  H.  Sisson ;  lozva,  J.  L.  Schcucrman ;  Chicago 
Roy  B.  Tabor;  Jon'o  IVesleyan,  Miles  Babb ;  JVisconsin.  Orsi- 
mus  Cole,  Jr.  ;  .Xorthzvesterji.  Barry  Gilbert  ;  Minnesota.  Frank 
C.  Faude ;  Westminster,  Percy  T.  Van  Dyke ;  Kansas,  Webster 
Wilder;  California.  W.  Wilfred  Ransom;  Denver.  T.  Bruce 
King;  Nebraska,  William  H.  Lehman;  Missouri,  George  R.  Wil- 
kinson ;  Stanford.  Charles   S.   Dole. 


CONVENTION    OF    1898.  497 

Aluiiiiii  Chapters. — Akron.  William  B.  Doyle  and  J.  Ed.  Good; 
Boston.  Edward  R.  Hardy;  Charleston,  IV.  J 'a.,  Robert  M.  Mann; 
Chicago,  William  A.  Hamilton,  E.  Bruce  Chandler  and  Henry 
M.  Echlin ;  Cincinnati.  Campbell  J.  McDiarmid,  Milton  Sayler 
and  W.  B.  Spellmire ;  Cleveland,  George  F.  Saal,  Charles  H. 
Taylor  and  Dudley  J.  Hard ;  Columbus,  J.  Cal  Hanna ;  Indian- 
apolis, Warren  D.  Oaks ;  Minneapolis,  Robert  M.  Thompson ; 
New  York,  William  R.  Baird,  James  T.  Brown  and  Willis  O 
Robb;   St.   Louis,  Marshall   P.    Drury. 

i8q8.     Cincinnati,  Ohio,  July  ig  22. 

Officers. — President,  Burton  B.  Tuttle ;  First  Vice  Presi- 
dent, F.  H.  Sisson,  Second  Vice  President,  E.  R.  Hardy;  Third 
Vice  President,  R.  M.  Thompson ;  Secretary,,  Warren  D.  Oaks, 
First  Assistant  Secretary,  Howard  Nieman ;  Second  Assistant 
Secretary,  J.  D.  Blything;  Marshal,  E.  W.  Jungerman,  Assist- 
ant Marshal,  C.  E.  Walters. 

Delegates. — Harvard,  J.  H.  Sherburn :  Brozvn,  R.  C.  Rob- 
inson;  Boston.  W.  B.  Poor;  Maine.  W.  E.  Belcher;  Amherst, 
E.  O.  Damon;  IVeslcyan,  R.  W.  Langford ;  Yale.  S.  Gilman ; 
Cornell.  W.  R.  Miller ;  Stevens,  C.  T.  Myers ;  St.  Lawrence, 
S.  E.  Gunnison;  Colgate,  C.  E.  Walters;  Union.  Louis  Tinning; 
Washington  &  Jefferson,  C.  S.  Bowman;  Dickinson.  H.  S. 
Cannon:  Johns  Hopkins.  T.  H.  Palmer;  Pennsylvania  State, 
J.  N.  Sherer,  Lehigh,  B.  T.  Converse ;  Hampden-Sidney,  T.  C. 
Jones;  Davidson,  C.  M.  Brown;  Centre,  M.  R.  Cotton;  Vander- 
hilt,  E.  W.  Jungerman;  Texas,  S.  H.  Schweer;  Miami,  C.  G. 
Grulee ;  Cincinnati,  R.  R.  Caldwell ;  Western  Reserve,  J.  B. 
Austin ;  Ohio,  H.  Bahrman ;  Ohio  Wesleyan,  L.  O.  Hartman ; 
Bethany,  P.  B.  Cochran;  IVittenberg,  A.  O.  Gruver;  Denison, 
W.  E.  Wright,  Kenyan.  C.  H.  Foster;  Ohio  State.  R.  J.  King; 
DePauzv,  Charles  S.  Levings ;  Indiana.  Jefferson  D.  Blything; 
Wabash,  M.  J.  Welbom ;  Hanover,  E.  L.  Throop ;  Michigan,  T. 
R.  Woodrow ;  Knox,  C.  A.  Griffith ;  Iowa,  J.  M.  Thompson ; 
Chicago,    P.    Blackwelder ;    lozva    Wesleyan,    C.    W.    Cochran; 


498  UANDUOOK     OF     BETA     THETA      PI. 

Wisconsin.  J.  M.  Barr ;  Northzcesteni,  W.  L.  Herdien ;  Min' 
nesota,  P.  Faude ;  IVcstminstcr,  J.  R.  Baker ;  Kansas,  J.  E.  Fris- 
selle;  Denver,  C.  Percy  Fonda;  Nebraska.  E.  M.  Cramb ;  Mis- 
souri, George  R.  Wilkerson ;  California,  Benjamin  Bakewell ; 
Stanford,  F.  B.  Bradcn. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Akron.  H.  C.  Hayes;  Boston,  E.  R. 
Hardy ;  Chicago,  H.  M.  Echlin,  William  A.  Hamilton  and  C.  H. 
Robinson ;  Cincinnati,  Burton  B.  Tuttle,  Charles  M.  Hepburn 
and  E.  Roy  Meyers;  Columbus,  J.  Cal  Hanna  and  William  L. 
Graves ;  Indianapolis,  James  L.  Gavin  and  Warren  D.  Oakes ; 
Minneapolis,  Robert  M.  Thompson;  Springfield,  A.  N.  Slayton 
and  A.   S.  Kissell;   Terre  Haute,  Herbert  V.   Barbour. 

jSgg.     Niagara  Falls,  N.  ¥.,  July  ^8- Aug.  i. 

Officers. — President,  H.  W.  Mitchell;  First  Vice  President. 
C.  J.  .McDiarmid ;  Second  Vice  President;  James  T.  Brown; 
Third  Vice  President,  W.  B.  Doyle ;  Secretary,  F.  G.  Ensign ; 
First  Assistant  Secretary,  H.  A.  Hitchcock;  Second  Assistant 
Secretary,  G.  G.  Kellogg;  Marshal,  A.  P.  Burroughs;  Assist- 
ant Marshal.  M.   E.  Chism. 

Deleg.ates. — Broivn,  R.  M.  Richmond ;  Maine.  H.  .X.  Hatch  ; 
Amherst,  A.  P.  Simmons;  Boston,  E.  A.  Hamilton;  Wesleyan, 
W.  B.  Hinkley;  Dartmouth,  John  Mathes;  Yale,  S.  A.  Gilmour; 
Rutgers.  Winant  Van  Winkle;  Cornell,  H.  A.  Hitclicock;  Ste- 
vens, R.  D.  Brooks ;  St.  Lazvrence,  N.  L.  Lobdell ;  Colgate,  A. 
P.  Burroughs;  Union,  G.  E.  Pike;  Syracuse,  A.  L.  Rust;  Col- 
umbia, Roger  Durham ;  Washington  &  Jefferson,  P.  J.  Alex- 
ander;  Dickinson.  E.  E.  Cline ;  Johns  Hopkins,  Geo.  Knapp : 
Peiinsylz'iniia.  T.  I..  Bean:  Panisylz'tuiia  State.  Jos.  McKinley: 
Lehigh,  H.  B.  Chapman;  Hampden-Sidney,  J.  W.  H.  Pilson; 
Davidson,  W.  S.  Royster ;  Centre,  R.  B.  Toney ;  Texas.  J.  W. 
Hawkins;  Miami.  P.  M.  Hoover;  Cincinnati.  R.  E.  Kreimer; 
Western  Reserve.  J.  H.  Weber;  Ohio.  C.  L.  Biddison ;  Bethany, 
G.  M.  Mason;  Wittenberg.  B.  F.  Larick ;  Denison,  W.  C.  Mar- 
low;    ll'ooster.    R.    H.    Goheen ;    Kenyan,    S.    A.    Huston;    Ohio. 


CONVENTION    OF    1900.  499 

State.  R.  C.  Skiles :  DePauzv,  E.  J.  Glessner ;  Indiana,  H.  V. 
Barbour:  Wabash,  D.  M.  Wishard ;  Hanover,  S.  W.  Huflfer; 
Michigan.  B.  Colson ;  Knox,  E.  T.  Manning;  Beloit,  F.  G.  En- 
sign ;  Iowa,  H.  R.  Reynolds ;  Chicago,  M.  D.  Harris ;  Iowa  Wes- 
leyan,  W.  S.  Mitchell ;  JVisconsin,  Paul  Tratt ;  Northwestern, 
W.  Hard,  Minnesota,  E.  P.  Sanford ;  Westminster,  J.  F.  Bolton ; 
Kansas.  F.  D.  Parent ;  Denver.  E.  W.  Wiley ;  Nebraska,  C.  D. 
Beghtol ;  Missouri,  H.  J.  Bain ;  California,  J.  D.  Hoffman ; 
Stanford.  G.  G.  Kellogg. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Akron.  Ohio,  W.  B.  Doyle;  Charleston, 
W.  Va.,  C.  C.  Lewis,  Jr. ;  Chicago,  Geo.  M.  Chandler,  H.  M. 
Echlin ;  Cincinnati,  Harry  Dunham ;  Denver,  Colo.,  Frank  Dow- 
ner; Galesburg,  III.,  F.  H.  Sisson;  Indianapolis.  J.  L.  Gavin: 
Nezv  York,  W.  R.  Baird,  Jas.  T.  Brown,  Willis  O.  Robb ;  Pitts- 
burg, H.  W.  Mitchell;  St.  Louis,  M.  C.  Williams;  Terre  Haute, 
C.  S.  Levings. 

1900.    Put-in-Bay,    Ohio,   Aug.    29-31. 

Officers. — President,  J.  Gal  Haana ;  First  Vice  President, 
Wilfred  Arnold;  Second  Vice  President.  Gaillard  Stoney;  Third 
Vice  President,  Junius  E.  Beal;  Secretary,  William  R.  Baird; 
First  Assistant  Secretary,  S.  P.  Hitchcock;  Second  Assistant 
Secretary,  LeRoy  Salsich;  Third  Assistant  Secretary,  B.  W. 
Valentine;  Marshal,  F.  A.  Corbusier;  Assistant  Marshal,  M.  E 
Chism. 

Delegates. — Wesleyan,  J.  A.  Decker;  Dartmouth,  T.  J.  Mer- 
rill; Amherst,  C.  H.  Pattee ;  Maine,  S.  D.  Thompson;  Boston, 
W.  W.  Coles;  Brown,  C.  C.  Eaton;  Yale,  F.  B.  Eiseman;  Rut- 
gers, A.  J.  Steelman,  Jr. ;  Cornell.  S.  P.  Hitchcock ;  Stevens, 
C.  D.  Chasteney ;  St.  Lazi^rence,  A.  G.  Gunnison ;  Colgate,  B.  W. 
Valentine;  Union,  J.  McNab;  Columbia,  K.  Durham;  Syracuse. 
F.  W.  Millspaugh ;  Pennsylvania.  A.  R.  Adamson ;  Johns 
Hopkins,  J.  A.  Sayler ;  Pennsylvania  State,  C.  H.  Raub: 
Lehigh,  L.  D.  Menough ;  Dickinson,  K.  T.  Brown;  Washing- 
ton   &    Jefferson,  P.    W.    Cooper;    Davidson,    P.    C.    DuBose; 


500  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Virginia,  H.  A.  Garland;  Centre,  J.  W.  Embry;  Texas,  H.  L. 
Borden;  Miami.  G.  L.  Marshall;  Cincinnati,  H.  L.  Shepard ; 
IVcstcrn  Reserve,  H.  A.  Hard;  Ohio,  S.  G.  Winter;  Ohio  ll'es- 
teyan,  M.  \V.  Rothrock;  Bethany,  J.  L.  Marshall;  Wittenberg, 
H.  A.  Miller;  Dcnison,  F.  Brown;  Wooster,  H.  A.  Brown;  Kcn- 
y(on.  L.  A.  Griggsby ;  Ohio  State,  B.  S.  Stephenson;  DePauzc. 
J.  P.  Goodwin;  Indiana,  F.  W.  Ray;  Hanover,  J.  C.  Brown; 
Michigan,  A.  H.  Knight;  Knox,  H.  C.  Morse;  Bcloit,  J.  E. 
Simmons;  /t)Tt.'(f,  J.  Harvey;  Chicago,  K.  Speed;  /owa  IVesley- 
an.  F.  Mall;  Wisconsin.  L.  R.  Salsich ;  North  Western,  C.  W. 
Patterson;  .l//««t'^ofa,  G.  B.  Palmer;  Kansas,  R.  M.  Cross; 
Denver,  W.  W.  Avery;  Nebraska,  L.  H.  McKillip ;  Missouri, 
C.  A.  Jenkins;  California..  E.  B.  Marsh;  Stanford,  F.  A. 
Corbusier. 

Alumni  Delegates. — Akron,  W.  B.  Doyle;  Boston.  E.  R. 
Hardy;  Chicago,  G.  M.  Chandler;  Cincinnati,  M.  Sayler;  Cleve- 
land, A.  M.  Snyder;  Columbus.  W.  L.  Graves;  Denver,  A.  C. 
Patton ;  Galcsburg.  W.  Arnold ;  Indianapolis,  W.  W.  Knapp ; 
Minneapolis,  R.  M.  Thompson;  Memphis,  M.  E.  Chism ;  A''<?zy 
For^,  J.  T.  Brown ;  Portland,  A.  I-.  Burnell :  5"a»  Francisco, 
Gaillard  Sto.ney;  Zanesville,  A.  F.  Gcyer. 

/90/.     Lakezvood,  N.   Y.,  Aug.  27-31. 

Officers. — President.  William  A,  Hamilton;  first  I'ice 
President.  Willis  O.  Rol)b ;  Second  I'ice  President,  Wilfred 
Arnold;  Third  Vice  President,  Dr.  Thaddeus  A.  Reamy;  Sec- 
retary, James  T.  Brown;  First  Assistant  Secretary.  Charles  S. 
Levings;  Second  Assistant  Secretary.  Percy  B.  Cochran;  Third 
Assistant  Secretary,  Harry  W:  Cole ;  Marshal,  William  H. 
Strietman ;  Assistant  Marshal,  M.  E.  Chism. 

Delegates. — Brown,  R.  N.  Gee;  Boston,  L.  P.  Ayres; 
Maine,  E.  B.  Ross;  Wesleyan.  I.  F.  Scofield ;  Yale,  J.  Fair- 
banks; Bozi'doin,  L.  C.  Whitmore;  Amherst,  H.  R.  Leonard; 
Dartmouth,  G.  I.  Schleicher ;  Rutgers,  A.  J.  Steelman ;  Cornell, 
M.    R.    Whinery;    Stevens,    H.    Topping;    St.    Laurence,    J.    B. 


CONVENTION    OF    1902.  501 

Hawley;  Colgate,  I.  H.  Benedict;  Union,  H.  N.  Bowler;  Col- 
umbia. G.  M.  Alexander;  Syracuse,  R.  D.  Woolsey;  JVashing- 
ton  &  Jefferson.  R.  K.  McConnell :  Dickinson,  C.  W.  Hoover; 
Johns  Hopkins.  W.  B.  Swindell,  Jr.;  Pennsylvania,  ].  C. 
Boltz;  Pennsylvania  State,  C.  R.  Siegfried;  Lehigh,  W. 
P.  Tunstall;  Hampden-Sidney,  E.  H.  Cohn ;  North  Caro- 
lina. E.  C.  Gudger;  Virginia,  W.  C  Lancaster;  Davidson, 
L.  R.  Kirkpatrick;  Texas,  E.  E.  Bewley;  Miami.  L.  N.  Parrish ; 
Cincinnati,  W.  H.  Strietman ;  Western  Reserve,  O.  A.  Weber; 
Ohio.  F.  P.  Johnston;  Ohio  Wesleyan.  G.  R.  Heffley;  Bethany, 
J.  Marshall;  Wittenberg,  C.  S.  Bauslin ;  Denison,  F.  Browne; 
Wooster,  E.  D.  Lucas;  i^^nyon,  G.  Davidson;  0/no  5'/fl/<'.  W. 
A.  Ridenour;  f-F^^^  Virginia,  H.  H.  Keener;  DePainu  C.  S. 
Levings;  Indiana.  H.  R.  Davidson;  Wabash.  H.  T.  Ristine; 
Hanover,  W.  Z.  Reynolds;  Michigan,  S.  W.  Ladd ;  ivno.r,  W. 
P.  Lass;  5c/o!7,  B.  F.  Williams;  loiva,  W.  O.  Coast;  Chicago, 
E.  H.  B.  Watson;  loiva  Wesleyan,  A.  D.  Bonnifield;  Wiscon- 
sin. H.  W.  Cole;  Northzvestern.  A.  D.  Sanders,  Jr.;  Minnesota, 
G.  B.  Palmer;  Westminster.  J.  W.  Lewis;  Kansas,  J.  C.  Nich- 
ols; Denver,  C.  F.  Carmine;  Nebraska,  S.  G.  Musser;  Missouri, 
R.  C.  Mullins;  Colorado,  L.  A.  Williams;  Washington,  R.  L. 
Alurphy ;  California,  C.  M.  Coleman :  Stanford,  R.  Lockey,  Jr. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Akron,  W.  B.  Doyle;  Cleveland,  M.  F. 
Lewis;  Columbus.  W.  L.  Graves;  Chicago.  W.  A.  Hamilton; 
Cincinnati,  Dr.  Thaddeus  A.  Reamy;  Galcsburg.  Wilfred  Ar- 
nold; Indianapolis,  J.  L.  Gavin;  Memphis.  M.  E.  Chism ;  Min- 
tieapolis,  R.  M.  Thompson;  A'^czc  Fo/-^,  J.  T.  Brown;  Pittsburg, 
H.  W.  Mitchell;   Washington.  C.  T.  Clark. 

/po^.     La/tf  Minnetonka.  Minn..  July  8-11. 

Officers.— President,  J.  E.  Beal ;  First  Vice  President,  F. 
J.  Miller;  Second  Vice  President,  R.  M.  Thompson;  Third  Vice 
President,  J.  L.  Gavin;  Secretary,  H.  G.  Stalder;  First  Assist- 
ant Secretary,  R.  R.  Knig'ht;  Second  Assistant  Secretary.  A.  E. 


502  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     Til  ETA     PI. 

Elliott;    Third    Assistant    Secretary,    G.    M.    Sellers;    Marshal, 
Wm.  J.  Juneau  :  Assistant  Marshal,  Harry  A.  Fleager. 

Delegates.— j5ro«ii,  H.  F.  Ahrens;  Boston,  E.  J.  Rowse; 
Maine,  P.  D.  Simpson;  Amherst,  C.  P.  Warren;  Wesleyan,  W. 
P.  Bray;  Yale,  C.  S.  Joy;  Dartmouth.  G.  I.  Sleicher  ;  Bowdoin, 
R.  C.  Bisbec;  Rutgers,  C.  T.  Brown;  Cornell,  C.  S.  Clark; 
Stevens.  W.  R.  Patterson;  St.  Lazirrence,  H.  F.  Burke;  Colgate, 
S.  D.  Dolson;  Union.  L.  L.  Odell ;  Columbia,  M.  Curry;  6'jra- 
<:mjc,  a.  D.  Brown;  Washington  &  Jefferson,  J.  H.  Brennen ; 
Johns  Hopkins.  H.  W.  Plaggmeyer ;  Pennsylvania  State,  W.  R. 
Miles;  Pennsylvania,  N.  A.  Hill;  Lehigh,  E.  T.  Miller;  Hamp- 
den-Sidney,  Boyd  Stephenson;  North  Carolina.  G.  G.  Galloway; 
Davidson,  J.  A.  Cannon ;  Central,  L.  A.  Barr ;  Texas,  C.  S.  Oli- 
ver; Miami,  R.  W.  Shuman ;  Cincinnati,  R.  M.  McLaughlin; 
Western  Reserve.  B.  E.  Garver;  Ohio,  H.  G.  Stalder ;  Bethany, 
O.  R.  Miller;  Wittenberg,  H.  W.  Ruby;  Denison.  W.  L.  Flory; 
IFoojfer,  P.  D.  Axtell;  Kenyan,  E.  A.  Gorman;  O/iio  State,  G. 
E.  Hagenbuch ;  West  Virginia,  F.  F.  Richards ;  DePauzv,  M.  A. 
Dalman ;  Indiana.  Frank  Logan ;  Wabash,  T.  C.  Frazer ;  Han- 
over, O.  T.  Oglesby;  Michigan,  M.  W.  Wheeler;  Knox,  A.  E. 
Elliott;  Beloit,  D.  C.  Planck;  Iowa,  Donald  McClain ;  Iowa 
Wesleyan.  F.  B.  Maiken ;  Chicago,  P.  M.  Conrad;  Wisconsin, 
W.  J.  Juneau;  Northwestern,  H.  A.  Fleager;  Minnesota,  M.  L. 
Arnold ;  Illinois,  R.  S.  Parker ;  Westminster,  J.  F.  Cannon ; 
Washington,  Sears  Lehman;  Kansas,  E.  W.  Bliss;  Denver,  S. 
E.  Blakeslee ;  Nebraska,  G.  W.  Holmes ;  Missouri,  R.  M.  Johns- 
ton;  Colorado.  J.  C.  Hill;  Stanford,  E.  H.  Knepper;  Washington 
State,  F.  M.  Reasoner. 

AliDiiiii  Delegates. — Akron,  Ohio,  F.  J.  Miller;  Chicago,  G. 
M.  Chandler,  J.  Cal  Hanna;  Galesburg,  Wilfred  Arnold;  Indian- 
apolis, J.  L.  Gavin,  W.  D.  Oakcs ;  Minneapolis,  R.  M.  Thomp- 
son, F.  M.  Joyce,  R.  G.  Morrison;  New  York,  J.  T.  Brown; 
Pittsburg,  H.  W.  Mitchell. 


CONVENTION    OF    1903.  503 

1903.     Put-in-Bay,    Ohio,   July    16  18. 

Officers. — President,  William  R.  Baird;  First  Vice  Presi- 
dent, S.  E.  Gunnison ;  Second  Vice  President,  R.  M.  Thomp- 
son ;  Secretary,  James  T.  Brown ;  First  Assistant  Secretary,  Ed. 
C.  Greene;  Second  Assistant  Secretary,  DeLancey  Lewis; 
Third  Assistant  Secretary,  T.  J.  Caldwell;  Marshal,  Harry  A. 
Fleager ;   Assistant  Marshal,  K.   H.    Damren. 

Delegates. — Brown,  W.  Y.  Easterbrooks ;  Boston,  E.  T. 
Chase;  Maine,  E.  R.  Berry;  Wesleyan,  R.  W.  Keeler;  Yale, 
C.  E.  Moore;  Bozvdoin,  K.  H.  Damren ;  Amherst.  H.  J.  Ballard; 
Dartmouth,  R.  B.  Mosley;  Rutgers,  H.  J.  Howell;  Cornell,  A. 
M.  Larson ;  Stevens,  H.  G.  Gaylord ;  St.  Lawrence,  H.  G.  Farm- 
er; Colgate.  W.  E.  Hinman ;  Union,  J.  H.  Cunningham;  Col- 
umbia, A.  E.  Thurber;  Syracuse.  A.  L.  Evans;  JVashington  & 
Jefferson.  J.  H.  Brennan ;  Dickinson,  Leroy  McMaster ;  Johns 
Hopkins,  J.  R.  B.  Branch ;  Pennsylvania,  C.  S.  Mitchell ;  Penn- 
sylvania State,  J.  J.  Hobletzell ;  Lehigh,  W.  C.  McFarlane ; 
North  Carolina.  William  Fisher,  Jr. ;  Davidson,  P.  F.  Hender- 
son;  Central,  John  C.  Hopkins;  Vanderbilt,  Sessler  Hoss ;  Tex- 
as, T.  J.  Caldwell;  Miami,  C.  K.  Robinson;  Cincinnati,  W.  P. 
Fosdick ;  Western  Reserve,  C.  L.  Cumer ;  Ohio,  N.  R.  Cunius ; 
Ohio  Wesleyan,  W.  J.  Myers;  Bethany,  L.  S.  Graham;  Witten- 
berg. W.  P.  Werheim ;  Denison,  H.  D.  McKibben ;  Wooster, 
F.  F.  Frazier;  Kenyan,  B.  Woodbury;  Ohio  State,  D.  H.  Arm- 
strong; West  Virginia,  F.  C.  Herod;  DePauw,  M.  A.  Dalman ; 
Indiana,  O.  M.  Ragsdale ;  Wabash,  A.  S.  Stone.x ;  Hanover,  J. 
S.  Morris;  Michigan,  R.  E.  Jenney;  Knox,  N.  H.  Bellis;  Beloit, 
E.  F.  Crane ;  lozva.  Lore  Alford ;  Chicago,  J.  S.  Riley ;  lozva 
Wesleyan,  G.  W.  Stephens ;  Wisconsin,  M.  H.  Jackson ;  North 
Western.  P.  W.  Brown;  Minnesota,  M.  L.  Arnold;  Illinois,  K. 
N.  Evans ;  Westminster,  E.  V.  Conway ;  Washington,  Sears 
Lehmann;  Kansas,  M.  C.  Humphrey;  Denver,  T.  W.  Stuart; 
Nebraska,   G.    L.    Tinkham ;    Missouri,   F.    E.    Storm ;    Colorado, 


504  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

R.    W.    Smith;    California,   L.    K.     Kennedy;    Stanford,    D.     L. 
Lewis ;  Washington  State,  I.  C.  Parker. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Cincinnati,  Dr.  Thad.  A.  Reamy;  St. 
Louis.  W.  T.  Jones,  G.  F.  A.   Bruggcmann. 

1904.     St.  Louis.  Mo.,  July  19-22. 

Officers. — President,  Stanley  Gunnison ;  First  Vice  Presi- 
dent, Robert  M.  Thompson;  Second  Vice  President,  Walter  L. 
Turnian ;  Third  Vice  President,  Milton  Sayler ;  Secretary,  Wm. 
Raimond  Baird ;  First  Assistant  Secretary,  Ralph  B.  Miller ; 
Second  Assistant  Secretary,  Wm.  S.  Keller;  Third  Assistant 
Secretary.  Clarence  G.  Campbell ;  Marshal,  Wm.  H.  Ramsauer ; 
First  Assistant  Marshal,  J.  Melvin  Thurber;  Choirmaster,  Ben- 
jamin F.  Farber. 

Deleg.\tes. — Brozvn,  Walter  H.  Barney,  Jr. ;  Boston,  Clar- 
ence G.  Campbell;  Maine,  Ralph  B.  Bird;  Amherst,  Edward 
W.  Broder ;  Dartmouth,  J.  A.  Farrington ;  Wcsleyan,  F.  L. 
Thornberry ;  Yale,  Roger  H.  Wolcott ;  Bozvdoin,  Wm.  T.  John- 
son;  Rutgers,  Albert  B.  Smith;  Cornell,  Walter  H.  Gerwig; 
Stevens,  John  C.  Hegeman ;  St.  Lawrence,  Cleland  R.  Austin ; 
Colgate,  J.  M.  Thurber;  Union,  Neil  C.  Holdredge;  Columbia, 
Clinton  H.  Blake;  Syracuse,  Robert  R.  Stone;  Washington  & 
Jefferson.  William  E.  Hart;  Dickinson,  Milton  H.  Nichols; 
Johns  Hopkins,  W.  H.  Huggins;  Pennsylvania,  Robert  C.  Cro- 
wcU ;  Pennsylvania  State,  Alexander  Hart,  Jr.;  Lehigh,  J.  G. 
H.  Isert;  Hampden-Sidney,  Richard  W.  Carrington ;  North  Car- 
olina, H.  B.  Gudger;  Virginia,  Howard  Hume;  Davidson,  Hen- 
derson Irwin ;  Central,  Richard  S.  Ayres ;  Vanderbilt,  Horace 
A.  Hull;  Texas,  Edgar  L.  Gilchrist;  Miami,  IT.  G.  Meek;  Cin- 
cinnati, Walter  G.  Shafer;  Western  Reserve,  Wm.  T.  Nimmons; 
Ohio,  W.  A.  Matheny;  Ohio  Wcsleyan,  Wilbur  J.  Myers; 
Bethany,  G.  Hubert  Steed ;  Wittenberg,  John  S.  Beard ;  Deni- 
son,  R.  E.  Miller;  Wooster,  John  H.  Axtell ;  Kenyan,  Harvey 
W.  Craw ;  Ohio  State,  Frank  Hagenbuch ;  West  Virginia,  Fred 
C.   Flenniken ;   DcPauiv,  Ricliard   IT.   Crouch;   Indiana,  Howard 


CONVENTION    OF    1905.  505 

W.  Adams;  Wabash,  Frank  H.  Ristine;  Hanover,  Benjamin  F. 
Farber ;  Purdue,  Harry  Yoe ;  Michigan,  Ruby  J.  Smith ;  Knox, 
Leroy  McWhinney;  Beloit,  Carroll  F.  Story;  Iowa,  H.  H.  El- 
bert; Chicago,  C.  M.  Thomas;  Iowa  iVesleyan,  J.  E.  Piper; 
Wisconsin,  Samuel  E.  Elmore ;  Northwestern,  Charles  E. 
Fletcher;  Minnesota,  Albert  C.  Koch;  Illinois,  Robert  B.  Orn- 
dorff ;  Westminster,  Charles  C.  Tevis ;  Washington,  Arno  D. 
Krause ;  Kansas,  Albert  I  Beach ;  Denver,  W.  C.  Heckendorf ; 
Nebraska,  Frank  P.  Quick ;  Missouri,  Samuel  A.  Dew ;  Colo- 
rado, Clyde  O.  Epperson ;  California,  William  H.  Ramsaur ; 
Stanford,  Max  H.  Van  Norden;  Washington  State,  William  F. 
Douglas. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Cincinnati,  Dr.  William  S.  Keller ;  Min- 
neapolis, Robert  M.  Thompson ;  Terre  Haute,  Robert  S.  Lev- 
ings ;  Denver,  Wilson  Lee  Turman. 

1903.     New  York,  N.   Y.,  July  11-14. 

Officers. — President,  Willis  O.  Robb ;  First  Vice  President, 
M.  H.  Echlin ;  Second  Vice  President,  W.  L.  Turman ;  Third 
Vice  President,  G.  D.  Curtis ;  Secretary,  James  T.  Brown ; 
First  Assistant  Secretary,  Wm.  Raimond  Baird ;  Second  Assist- 
ant Secretary,   Thos.    S.    Strohbar ;    Third   Assistant   Secretary, 

A.  R.  C.  Kipp ;  Marshal,  Frank  E.  Clark ;  First  Assistant  Mar- 
shal, James  F.   Pease;   Choirmaster,  W.   S.   Bird. 

Delegates. — Yale,  William  H.  Wurts;  Maine,  H.  A.  Emery; 
Wesleyan,  J.  V.  Cooper ;  Broivn,  W.  O.  Slocum ;  Bowdoin,  W. 
N.  Haines;  Boston,  Frederick  R.  WHllard;  Amherst,  F.  Win- 
chester Denio ;  Cornell,  W.  H.  Forbes;  Columbia,  Leonard  G. 
McAneny ;  Colgate,  C.  E.  Leach ;  Union,  P.  J.  Hagar ;  Syracuse, 
L.  L.  Post,  Stevens,  H.  F.  Pratt;  St.  Lawrence,  L.  F.  Willson; 
Rutgers,   John   R.    MacNeil;    Washington    &   Jefferson,   Walter 

B.  Rogers;  Pennsylvania  State,  A.  M.  Gardiner;  Lehigh,  E.  C 
Wrightso,n,  Jr. ;  Johns  Hopkins,  Thomas  S.  Strohbar ;  Dickin- 
son, Oliver  Robinson;  Virginia,  W.  Nelson  Page;  North  Car- 
olina,   Archie    C.    Dalton ;    Hampden-Sidney,    H.    J.     Phlegar; 


506  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

Davidson,  J.  A.  Wyman ;  Vandcrhilt.  William  O.  Botts ;  Cen- 
tral, R.  H.  Ray ;  Wooster,  H.  B.  Emerson ;  Wittenberg 
T.  W.  Knote;  West  Virginia,  Hugh  S.  Byrer;  West- 
ern Reserve,  P.  M.  Pope ;  Ohio  Wesleyan,  Roy  H.  Jamison ; 
Ohio,  Albert  J.  Jones;  Ohio  State;  H.  F.  Loechler : 
Miami,  Bernard  C.  Haines;  Kenyan,  W.  H.  Brown,  Denison. 
James  Frank  Pease ;  Cincinnati.  J.  R.  Jones ;  Case,  M.  S.  Smith  ; 
Bethany,  Emerson  G.  Hess,  Wabash.  B.  R.  Johnston;  Purdue 
J.  P.  McKibben  ;  Indiana,  A.  R.  Kipp  ;  DcPauzv,  Tracy  D.  Bur- 
nett;  Hanover,  Robert  R.  Sims;  Wisconsin.  Lewis  Sherman: 
Northivestern,  H.  C.  McPherren ;  Minnesota,  Fred  A.  Larson: 
Michigan,  Charles  A.  Helsell ;  Knox,  Raymond  Sapp ;  loi^'o 
Wesleyan,  Ralph   N.   Hill;   Ioii.'a,  Robert   Fullerton,  Jr.;   Illinois. 

F.  C.  Taylor;  Chicago,  H.  W.  Hatsficld :  Beloit,  W.  B.  Tyrrell: 
Westminster,  Hinton  Camp;  Washington,  J.  J.  Roth: 
Nebraska,  N.  G.  Fitchpatrick ;  Missouri,  T.  G.  Orr ;  Kansas. 
Dan  S.  Anderson;  Denver,  Julian  H.  Moore;  Colorado.  T.  Percy 
Foote ;  Washington  State,  J.  II.  Douglas;  Stanford.  Roy  E. 
Naftzger ;  California,  Frank  E.  Clark. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Chicago,  W.  A.  Hamilton ;  St.  Louis. 
Gurdon  G.  Black;  Indianapolis,  Warren  D.  Oakes ;  Minnesota. 
R.  M.  Thompson;  Providence,  Arthur  P.  Sumner;  Columbia, 
Charles   F.   O'Brien;  Hartford,   Charles   E.   John.ston. 

1906.     Denver.  Colo.,  July  22-26. 

Officers. — President.  William  B.  Doyle;  Pirst  I'ice  Presi- 
dent, Harry  E.  Insley;  Second  Vice  President,  William  A.  Ham- 
ilton; Third  Vice  President,  Arthur  P.  Sumner;  Secretary,  Wil- 
liam   R.    Baird ;   .-Issistant   Secretaries,    Ernest    B.    LTpton.    Henry 

G.  Beam,  Raimond  D.  Baird ;  Marshal,  Robert  W.  Sailor. 
Delegates. — Amherst,    Owen    A.    Locke;     Maine,     Earle    W. 

Philbrook ;  Dartmouth,  Ralph  E.  Crowley;  Yale,  Russel  S. 
Dwight ;  Brotvn,  Arthur  G.  Seabury;  Boivdoin,  Willis  E.  Rob- 
erts; JVesleyan.  Joseph  W.  Hawley,  Raimond  D.  Baird;  Boston 
Frank  G.   Volpe;   Rutgers,  Howard  L   Wheat;   Cornell,   Robert 


CONVENTION    OF    190G.  507 

W.  Sailor ;  Stcz'ciis.  William  S.  Atwater ;  St.  Lazvrcnce, 
George  E.  Vandelinder ;  Colgate,  Ernest  H.  Whitney ; 
Union.  Walter  S.  McNabb;  Columbia,  H.  Raymond  Smith; 
Syracuse,  Dwight  G.  Stone;  Washington  &  Jefferson 
David  W.  Craft,  Dickinson,  John  C.  King;  J  alms 
Hopkins,  Jordan  H.  Stabler;  Pennsylvania,  Charles  R.  Weiss; 
Pennsylvania  State,  Albert  K.  Little;  Lehigh,  F.  Eugene  Hayes, 
Jr.;   Hainpden-Sichiey.  Richard  W.   Carrington ;    Virginia.  Frank 

B.  Burford ;    Davidson,  Benj.  H.    Craig;    Central,    William  H. 
Wadsworth ;        Vanderbilt,     Thos.      F.      Paine;      Texas,     John 

C.  Townes,  Jr. ;  Miami  Lawrence  W.  Swan ;  Cincinnati,  Harry 
S.  Robinson,  JV^-stern  Reserve,  John  B.  Kaiser ;  Ohio,  Godfrey 
K.  Downer ;  Oliio  Wesleyan,  John  H.  Summers ;  Bethany,  Ed- 
ward G.  Casey ;  Wittenberg,  Norman  R.  Work ;  Denison,  Will- 
Ham  H.  Shepard ;  Wooster,  Alfred  W.  Moore;  Kenyon,  Henry 
G.  Beam ;  Ohio  State,  Charles  J.  Kurtz,  Jr. ;  Case,  George  M. 
Mills ;  DePauzu,  Gelding  Fairfield  ;  Indiana,  William  O.  Thomp- 
son ;  Wabash,  Insley  Osborne ;  Hanover,  James  L.  Morris ;  Pur- 
due. Sheldon  W.  Widmer;  Michigan.  Frank  P.  Helsell ;  Knox, 
Corwin  H.  Giddings ;  Beloit,  John  Cuyler  Baker ;  lozua,  Mau- 
rice A.  Hemsing;  Chicago,  Harold  C.  Gifford;  lozva  Wesleyan, 
Lowell  J.  Anderson ;  Wisconsin,  Edwin  C.  Jones ;  Northzvest- 
ern,  Edwin  S.  Braden;  Minnesota,  Arthur  E.  Larkin ;  Illinois, 
John  D.  Wilson ;  lozva  State,  Alfred  N.  Carstensen ;  IVest min- 
ster, Thomas  H.  Grant ;  Washington,  William  H.  Schaumberg ; 
Kansas,  Karl  E.  Humphreys;  Denver.  Walter  C.  Hackendorf; 
Nebraska,  Paul  T.  Bell;  Missouri,  Anderson  W.  Terrill ;  Colo- 
rado, Howland  Bancroft;  California,  Henry  S.  Howard;  Stan- 
ford. Roland  T.  Will ;   Washington  State,  Arthur  T.  Carr. 

Alumni  Chapters. — Minneapolis,  Arthur  R.  Joyce  and  Rob- 
ert M.  Thompson ;  Nezv  York,  Robert  W.  Courtney ;  Provi- 
dence, Arthur  P.  Sumner;  Columbus,  Charles  F.  O'Brien;  Chi- 
cago, W.  A.  Hamilton,  Horace  G.  Lozier  and  Henry  A.  Fleager; 
Clcz'cland,  Walter  L.  Flory;  St.  Louis,  Gurdo.n  S.  Black;  Cin- 
cinnati.   Milton    Sayler ;    Philadelphia,    Wiarren    P.    Humphreys; 


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San  Francisco,  William  H.  Gorrill ;  Denver,  Booth  M.  Malone, 
Harry  E.  Insley,  George  C.  Manly;  Indianapolis,  Warren  D. 
Oakes,  James  L.  Gavin;  Akron,  O.,  William  B.  Doyle;  Lincoln, 
Neb.,  Frank  T.  Dayton. 

[Note — The  convention  of  1907  was  held  at  Niagara  Falls,  N. 
Y.,  July  23-26,  while  this  book  was  in  press  and  too  late  to  insert 
here  the  roll  of  its  delegates.] 


CHAPTER  XXI. 
The  Greek  World  and  its  Inhabitants. 

From  the  fact  that  the  college  societies  have,  with  few 
exceptions,  borne  Greek  names,  it  is  quite  common  to  hear 
them  referred  to  collectively  as  the  "Hellenic"  world,  and 
to  apply  to  them  and  their  relations,  terms  derived  from 
the  conditions  of  ancient  Greece.  The  common  meetings 
of  rival  societies  have  evoked  the  term  "Pan-Hellenic," 
and  in  many  colleges  the  usual  term  for  non-fraternity 
men  is  "barbarian,"  in  strict  analogy  to  ancient  Greek 
practice. 

Beta  Theta  Pi  is  one  of  the  principal  inhabitants  of 
this  little  world,  and  though  we  have  made  frequent  men- 
tion of  its  other  residents,  it  may  not  be  unprofitable  to 
consider  them  and  their  ways  collectively. 

The  Greek  letter  societies  among  the  ladies,  the  strictly 
professional  societies,  and  many  of  the  local  societies  ex- 
isting in  but  one  college,  have  little  to  interest  us  in  this 
connection. 

Leaving  these  out  of  account,  there  are  30  societies 
which  our  chapters  meet  in  friendly  rivalry  at  the  insti- 
tutions of  learning  where  the  usual  college  courses  are 
pursued,  and  four  others  which  they  meet  at  places  where 

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the  instruction  lias  somewhat  of  a  professional  or  tech- 
nical character. 

These  societies  vary  much  in  their  age,  aims,  standing, 
purposes  and  importance.  To  the  experienced  observer 
of  college  men,  it  is  seen  that  certain  characteristics  seem 
to  obtain  among  the  members  of  some  of  the  societies 
throughout  all  of  their  chapters,  while  in  others  the  ut- 
most diversity  will  exist  among  the  members  of  neigh- 
boring chapters,  even  when  they  have  opportunities  for 
frequent  social  intercourse.  There  are,  however,  some 
traits  common  to  all.  The  members  of  each  embrace  the 
tenets  of  their  peculiar  organization  with  enthusiasm, 
firmly  believe  that  their  own  organization  has  elements  of 
superiority  peculiar  to  itself  and  that  its  alumni  possess 
a  unique  spirit  of  loyalty  more  or  less  lacking  in  the 
alumni  of  rival  orders. 

These  notions  are  common  to  youth,  and  many  never 
outgrow  them.  And  it  is  to  be  regretted  when  ideas  of 
worldly  advancement  and  pecuniary,  or  other  benefit, 
overthrow  thes^e  ardent  sentiments  oi  allegiance  and 
fidelity  and  result  in  the  desertion  of  one  order  for  an- 
other. Happily,  instances  of  this  kind  have  been  rare 
enough  to  emphasize  the  prevalent  sentiment  of  loyalty. 

The  fraternities  may  be  readily  separated  into  groups, 
according  to  principles  of  classification  well  understood 
in  the  college  world. 

In  the  first  place  the  fraternities  are  national  and  sec- 
tional. The  fraternity  system  arose  in  the  east,  spread  to 
the  west  at  an  early  date  and  a  little  later  entered  the 


WESTERN   FRATERNITIES.  513 

south.        We  have   in  consequence   societies  of  eastern, 
western  and  southern  origin. 

The  societies  of  western  origin  are  B0n,  #A0,  2X,4>rA, 
<|)  K  4'  and  ATA.  They  have  all  become  national  in  ex- 
tent and  sentiment.  Starting  in  the  west,  they  developed 
there  until  they  acquired  strength  and  standing  in  the 
heart  of  the  country.  They  spread  first  to  the  south  and 
then  to  the  east  and  finally  to  the  Pacific  coast.  Their 
chapters  in  the  south  and  east  are  as  important  and  as 
strong  as  the  sectional  fraternities  in  those  groups  of 
states.  They  have  the  common  characteristics  of  vim  and 
energy  and  well  organized  administrative  systems.  They 
each  have  practically  perfected  their  organic  law,  have  es- 
tablished and  maintain  well  edited  journals  and  have 
placed  the  majority  of  their  chapters  in  chapter  houses. 
Each  of  them  have  a  few  chapters  in  colleges  of  inferior 
grade,  established  in  former  times  when  the  lines  of  edu- 
cational advance  were  not  so  clearly  perceived  as  now  and 
vet  with  rare  loyalty  retaining  such  chapters  on  their  rolls 
and  keeping  in  touch  with  their  alumni. 

There  are  two  groups  of  societies  of  eastern  origin. 
The  first  of  these  comprises  A  A  $,  *  Y  and  A  K  E.  They 
are  mentioned  together  and  are  commonly  bracketed  to- 
gether in  the  minds  of  college  men  because  they  have  de- 
veloped side  by  side  and  have  many  common  ideas  and 
practices.  They  are,  indeed,  rivals  of  each  other  more 
frequently  than  of  other  societies,  and  have  the  common 
characteristics  of  chapters  of  large  size  and  literary  work 
in  their  meetings.    A  A  <!►  perhaps  excels  in  literary  spirit, 


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and  A  K  E  in  the  cultivation  of  the  social  side  of  Ufe, 
while  ^  Y  occupies  a  middle  ground.  Each  has  had  pe- 
culiar chapters.  At  Harvard,  A  A  *  and  A  K  E  degen- 
erated into  class  clubs,  with  slight  connection  with  the 
rest  of  the  fraternity.  Each  has  made  feeble  attempts  at 
nationalization.  A  K  E  in  this  has  distanced  the  other  two 
and  has  good  chapters  in  the  west  and  south  but  A  A  $ 
and  ^I'  Y  have  made  such  efforts  at  extension  only  in  the 
west  and  too  late  to  secure  in  that  region  the  position 
they  hold  in  the  east. 

Another  group  of  eastern  societies  well  defined  in  the 
minds  of  college  men,  consists  of  X  <^,  X  ^,  A  $,  A  *, 
K  A,  A  Y,  2  $,  Z  *  and  0  A  X.  These  are  societies  of 
eastern  origin,  existing  alongside  of  A  A  $,  *  Y  and  A  K  E. 
frequently  successfully  disputing  the  leadership  with 
them  at  individual  colleges,  and  yet  correctly  classified  as 
minor  societies.  Some  of  them  have  been  conservative 
in  the  matter  of  extension,  until  relatively  they  are  weak 
and  unimportant.  Others,  endeavoring  to  be  select,  and 
to  restrict  their  membership  to  small  numbers  in  places 
where  college  custom  has  formulated  a  contrary  practice, 
have  become  of  secondary  importance  locally ;  and  still 
others  have  made  mistakes  in  other  ways  which  relegate 
them  to  a  second  place  in  the  mind  of  the  average  well  in- 
formed college  man. 

Another  group  of  sectional  fraternities  originated  in 
the  south.  This  comprises  K  A,  n  K  A,  A  T  O,  K  2, 
2  A  E  and  2  N.  K  A  has  purposely  confined  its  chap- 
ters to  the  southern  states  and  IT  K  A  has  pursued  a 


UNCLASSIFIED  FRATERNITIES.  515 

similar  policy.  It  would  probably  be  difficult  for  eitber 
fraternity  at  the  present  time  successfully  to  establish 
chapters  at  the  good  colleges  in  the  north  and  east,  al- 
though they  might  succeed  at  some  of  the  colleges  where 
the  fraternity  chapters  are  not  now  sufficiently  numerous 
to  afford  social  advantages  to  a  majority  of  the  students. 

A  T  O,  2  A  E,  K  2  and  2  N  have  spread  into  the  other 
sections  of  the  country  until  they  are  nationalized  in 
character  and  spirit.  They  have  each  made  the  mistake 
of  establishing  numerous  chapters  at  second  and  third 
rate  colleges.  They  resemble  the  societies  of  western 
origin  and  have  well  managed  systems  of  administration, 
support  good  journals  and  are  rapidly  securing  houses 
for  their  chapters. 

In  addition  there  are  a  few  fraternities  which  can 
hardly  be  classified,  for  instance,  $  K  5  which  has  its 
chapters  about  equally  distributed,  east,  north  and  south, 
but  is  not  widely  enough  distributed  to  be  national,  $  2  K 
and  A  X  P,  minor  societies  of  somewhat  late  origi  n  in  the 
east,  2  $  E,  a  recent  southern  society,  and  12  11  A  and 
A  2  ^,  two  very  young  societies  in  the  neighborhood  of 
New  York  and  0  X  with  two  small  chapters  in  New 
England. 

It  will  of  course  be  understood  that  the  rolls  of  the 
chapters  change  constantly.  New  chapters  are  estab- 
lished and  old  chapters  become  inactive.  The  system  is 
rapidly  developing  and  it  will  not  be  many  years  before 
all  of  the  fairly  well  established  colleges  will  be  provided 
with  chapters. 


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We  give  below  a  list  of  the  chapters  in  each  fraternity. 
They  are  arranged  according  to  a  somewhat  novel  system, 
devised  by  William  A.  Hamilton,  Northwestern,  '79,  al- 
though we  have  not  precisely  followed  his  classification. 
Tlu'  colleges  are  divided  into  three  groups.  Group  1 
comprises  institutions  generally  conceded  to  be  of  the 
first  class.  Group  II  comprises  those  of  the  second  class 
and  Group  III  those  of  third  class.  By  these  terms  is 
meant  first,  second  and  third  class  from  a  fraternit\ 
standpoint.  Other  competent  critics  might  vary  some- 
what from  this  arrangement,  but  would  not  make  any 
very  great  change. 

There  is  maintained  in  these  lists  also  a  sub-classifi- 
cation into  Central  Western,  Eastern,  Ultra  Western 
and  Southern  colleges.  The  Canadian  colleges  are  in- 
cluded with  those  of  the  east. 

Beta  Theta  Pi.  (I).  Beloit,  Case,  Chicago,  Cin- 
cinnati, Denison,  Illinois,  Indiana,  Iowa,  Iowa  State, 
Kansas,  Kenyon,  Michigan,  Minnesota,  Missouri,  Ne- 
braska, Northwestern,  Ohio  State,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  Fur- 
due,  Washington  (Mo.),  Western  Reserve,  W' isconsin ; 
Amherst,  Boston,  Bowdoin,  Brown^  Columbia,  Cornell, 
Dartmouth,  Johns  Hopkins,  Lehigh,  Maine,  Pennsyl- 
vania, Penn'a  State,  Syracuse,  Toronto,  Union,  Wes- 
leyan, Yale ;  California,  Colorado  University,  Stanford, 
Washington  State ;  North  Carolina,  Texas,  Vanderbilt, 
Virginia,  West  Virginia. 

(II).  DePauw,  Iowa  Wesleyan,  Knox,  Miami,  Ohio, 
\\'abash,  Wooster,  Colgate,  Dickinson,  Rutgers,  St.  Law- 


SIGMA  CHI.  517 

rence,  Washington  and  Jefferson ;  Denver ;  Central,  Dav- 
idson, Oklahoma. 

(III.)  Hanover,  Westminster,  Wittenberg,  Beth- 
any, Hampden-Sidney. 

Phi  Delta  Theta.  (I).  Case,  Chicago,  Cincinnati, 
Illinois,  Indiana,  Iowa,  Kansas,  ^Michigan.  Minnesota, 
Missouri,  Nebraska,  Northwestern,  Ohio  State,  Ohio 
Wesleyan,  Purdue,  Washington  (Mo.),  Wisconsin;  Am- 
herst, Brown,  Columbia,  Cornell,  Dartmouth,  Lafayette, 
Lehigh,  McGill,  Pennsylvania,  Penn'a  State ;  Syracuse, 
Toronto,  LTnion,  Vermont,  Williams ;  California,  Colo- 
rado University ;  Stanford,  Washington  State ;  Alabama, 
Georgia,  North  Carolina,  Texas,  Vanderbilt,  Virginia. 

(II).  DePauw,  Indianapolis,  Iowa  Wesleyan,  Knox, 
Miami,  Ohio,  South  Dakota,  Wabash ;  Allegheny,  Colby, 
Dickinson,  Washington  and  Jefferson,  Alabama  Poly- 
technic, Central,  Emory,  Georgia  Technology,  Missis- 
sippi, Tulane,  University  of  the  South,  Washington  and 
Lee. 

(III.)  Frankhn  (Ind.),  Hanover,  Lombard,  West- 
minster, Pennsylvania  College,  Kentucky  State,  Mercer, 
Southwestern,  Randolph-Macon. 

Sigma  Chi.  (I).  Beloit,  Chicago,  Cincinnati,  Deni- 
son,  Illinois,  Indiana,  Iowa,  Kansas,  Michigan,  Minne- 
sota, Missouri,  Nebraska,  Northwestern,  Ohio  State, 
Ohio  Wesleyan,  Purdue,  Washington  (Mo.),  Wisconsin; 
Columbia,  Cornell,  Dartmouth,  Lafayette,  Lehigh,  Maine, 
M.  I.  T.,  Pennsylvania,  Penn'a  State,  Syracuse,  Califor- 


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Ilia,  Colorado  College,  Stanford,  Washington  State; 
Texas,  Vanderbilt,  \irginia.  West  Virginia. 

(II).  Arkansas,  DePauvv,  Indianapolis,  Miami, 
Wooster;  Bucknell,  Dickinson,  Montana,  Southern  CaU- 
fornia,  Central,  George  Washington,  Mississippi,  Tu- 
lane.  Washington  &  Lee. 

(III).  Albion.  Hanover,  Illinois  Wesleyan,  Hobart, 
Pennsylvania  College,  Kentucky  State, 

Phi  Gamma  Delta.  (I).  Chicago,  Denison,  Illi- 
nois, Indiana,  Kansas,  Michigan,  Minnesota,  Missouri. 
Nebraska,  Ohio  State,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  Purdue,  Western 
Reserve,  Wisconsin ;  Amherst,  Brown,  Columbia,  Cor- 
nell. Dartmouth.  Johns  Hopkins.  Lafayette,  Lehigh. 
Maine,  M.  I.  T.,  N.  Y.  U.,  Pennsylvania,  Penn'a  State; 
Syracuse,  Union,  Yale ;  California,  Stanford,  Washing- 
ton State ;  Alabama,  Texas,  Virginia. 

(II).  DePauw,  Knox,  Wabash,  Wooster;  Allegheny. 
Bucknell,  Colgate,  Trinity  (Conn.),  Washington  &  Jef- 
ferson, Wooster  Polytechnic;  Tennessee,  Washington  & 
Lee. 

(III).  Hanover,  Illinois  Wesleyan,  William  Jewell, 
Wittenberg ;  Pennsylvania  College ;  Bethel,  Richmond. 

Phi  Kappa  Psi.  (I).  Beloit,  Case,  Chicago,  Illi- 
nois, Indiana,  Iowa.  Kansas,  Michigan,  Minnesota,  Ne- 
braska, Northwestern,  Ohio  State,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  Pur- 
due, Wisconsin ;  Amherst,  Brown,  Columbia,  Cornell. 
Dartmouth,    Johns    Hopkins,    Lafayette,    Pennsylvania ; 


ALPHA  DELTA  PHI.  519 

Syracuse ;  California,  Stanford ;  Texas,  Vanderbilt,  Vir- 
ginia, West  Virginia. 

(II).  DePauw,  Allegheny,  Bucknell,  Colgate,  Dick- 
inson, Swartmore,  Washington  &  Jefferson ;  Mississippi, 
Washington  &  Lee. 

(III).  Franklin  &  Marshall,  Wittenberg,  Brooklyn 
Polytechnic,  Pennsylvania  College. 

Delta  Tau  Delta.  (I).  Chicago.  Illinois,  Indiana, 
Iowa,  Kenyon,  Michigan,  Minnesota.  Missouri,  Nebras- 
ka, Northwestern,  Ohio  State,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  Western 
Reserve,  Wisconsin ;  Brown,  Columbia,  Cornell,  Dart- 
mouth, Lafayette,  Lehigh,  M.  I.  T.,  Pennsylvania,  Pur- 
due, Stevens,  Wesleyan,  California,  Colorado  University, 
Stanford ;  Texas,  Vanderbilt,  Virginia,  West  Virginia. 

(II).  Armour,  Baker,  DePauw,  Indianapolis,  Ohio, 
Wabash,  Allegheny,  Rensselaer,  Tufts,  Washington  & 
Jefferson ;  Emory,  George  Washington,  Mississippi,  Tu- 
lane,  University  of  The  South,  Washington  &  Lee. 

(III).     Albion,  Hillsdale. 

Alpha  Delta  Phi.  (I.)  Chicago,  Kenyon,  Michi- 
gan, Minnesota,  Western  Reserve,  Wisconsin ;  Amherst, 
Bowdoin,  Brown,  Columbia,  Cornell,  Dartmouth,  Har- 
vard, Johns  Hopkins,  AlcGill,  Toronto,  Union,  Wesleyan, 
Williams,  Yale. 

(II.)  C.  C.  N.  Y.  Hamilton,  Rochester,  Trinity 
(Conn.) 

Delta  Kappa  Epsilon.  Chicago,  Illinois,  Kenyon, 
Michigan,  Minnesota,  Western  Reserve,  Wisconsin ;  Am- 


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licrst,  Bowdoin,  Brown,  Columbia,  Cornell,  Dartmouth, 
Lafayette,  M.  I.  T.,  McGill,  Pennsylvania,  Syracuse, 
Toronto,  Wesleyan,  Williams,  Yale ;  California,  Stanford, 
Alabama.  North  Carolina,  Vanderbilt,  Virginia. 

(II).  DePauw,  Miami,  Colby.  Colgate.  C.  C.  N.  Y., 
Hamilton,  Rensselaer,  Rochester,  Rutgers,  Trinity 
(Conn.)  ;  Central,  Mississippi,  Tulane. 

(III).     Middlebury. 

Psi  Upsilon.  (I).  Chicago,  Kenyon,  Michigan. 
Minnesota,  Wisconsin;  Amherst,  Bowdoin.  Brown,  Co- 
lumbia, Cornell,  Dartmouth,  Lehigh,  N.  Y.  U.,  Penn- 
sylvania, Syracuse,  Union,  Wesleyan,  Yale,  California. 

(II).     Hamilton,  Rochester,  Trinity  (Conn.) 

Delta  Upsilon.  (I)  Chicago.  Illinois,  Michigan, 
Minnesota,  Nebraska,  Northwestern.  Ohio  State,  Wes- 
tern Reserve,  Wisconsin ;  Amherst,  Bowdoin,  Brown,  Co- 
lumbia, Cornell,  Harvard,  Lafayette,  Lehigh,  M.  I.  T., 
McGill,  N.  Y.  U.,  Pennsylvania,  Syracuse,  Toronto,  Un- 
ion, Williams ;  California,  Stanford. 

(II.)  Colby,  Colgate,  Hamilton,  Rochester,  Rutgers, 
Swarthmore,  Tufts. 

(III).     Marrietta,   Middlebury. 

Theta  Delta  Chl  (I).  Michigan,  Minnesota, 
Wisconsin ;  Amherst,  Boston,  Bowdoin,  Brown,  Colum- 
bia, Cornell,  Dartmouth,  Harvard,  Lafayette,  Lehigh, 
M.  I.  T.,  McGill,  WilHams;  California,  Stanford. 

(II.)  C.  C.  N.  Y.,  Hamilton,  Rocheslter,  Tufts, 
George  Washington. 


UELTA   PHI.  M:  .•;.:: !:!4  A  K  521 

(III).     Hobart,  William  &  Mary j-  ^J/oK^mc^v:       ;  i  i  ; 

<jZe'PA'  Psi.     (I).     Case,  Michigan,   Minnesota i;;. Bo w- 
doin,   Brown,  Columbia,  Cornell,  Lafayette, iMcGill^MN.' 
Y.  U.,  Pennsylvania,  Syracuse,  Toronto,  i Williams  ;  iYale, 
California,  Stanford,  North  Carolina,  Virgiiija.     ... ,  ,, 
(II).     Colby,  Rutgers,  Tufts.  .,i.iM'\       .ji      ■ 

Chi  Phi.  (I).  Ohio  State;  Amherst,'  Cornell,. 
Dartmouth,  Lafayette,  Lehigh,  M.  L  T.,  Steveiils,  Gali.n 
fornia,  Georgia,  Texas,  Virginia.  i.;;       /"       '   il 

(II).  Rensselaer,  Rutgers,  Yale  (Shfeffield)',:! Emory, 
Georgia  Technology:       :''::-  '    ni  •  !'   i;;;:;    ,^ 

(III).v  Franklin  &  Marshall,  Hampden-Sidney,  ;Wo'fi- 
ford.  ,    im; ■       !  I  i  :  : 

Chi  Psi.      (I).     Chicago,  Michigan,  Minrie^bti,  Wis- 
consin;  Amherst,  Cornell,  Lehigh,  Stevens,  Union,  Wes- 
leyan,  Williams;  California,  Stanford:  Geor'giia. 
(II).     Hamilton,  Rutgers. 
'   (III).     Middlebury,  Wofford. 

Sigma  Phi.  (I).  Michigan,  Cornell,  Lehigh,  Un- 
iori,  Vermont,  Williams, 

(II).     Hamilton.  ""  '         '" 

(III.)     Hobart.  '' 

Delta  Psi.  (I).  Columbia,  M.  I.  T.,  Pennsylvania, 
Williams,  Virginia. 

(II).     Trinity  (Conn.).  Yale  (Sheffield),  Mississippi.. 

Delta  Phi.  (I).  Brown,  Columbia,  Cornell,  Johns 
Hopkins,  Lehigh,  N.  Y.  U.,  Pennsylvania,  Union. 


522  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

(II).     Rensselaer,  Rutgers.,  Yale   (Sheffield). 

Kappa  Alpha.     (I).     Cornell,  Lehigh,   McGill,  To- 
ronto, Union,  Williams. 
(III.)      Hobart. 

Kappa  Alpha  (Southern).  (I.)  Missouri,  Johns 
Hopkins,  Washington  (Mo.),  California,  Stanford,  Ala- 
bama, Georgia,  North  Carolina,  Texas,  Vanderbilt,  Vir- 
ginia, West  Virginia. 

(II.)  Arkansas,  Missouri  Mines,  Alabama  Polytech- 
nic, Central,  Davidson,  Emory,  George  Washington, 
Georgia  Technology,  Mississippi.  Oklahoma,  Tennessee, 
Tulanc,  University  of  The  South,  Washington  &  Lee. 

(III).  Drury,  Westminster,  William-Jewell  Dela- 
ware, Bethany,  Charleston,  Florida,  Georgetown  (Ky.). 
Hampden-Sidney,  Kentucky,  Kentucky-State,  Kentucky 
Wesleyan,  Louisiana  State,  Mercer,  Millsaps,  North  Car- 
olina Agricultural.  Randolph-Macon,  Richmond,  South- 
ern, Southwestern,  Trinity  (N.  C).  William  &  Mary, 
Wofford. 

Pi  Kappa  Alpha.  (I.)  North  Carolina,  Virginia, 
West  Virginia. 

(II).  Arkansas,  Missouri  Mines,  Alabama  Polytech- 
nic, Davidson,  Georgia  Technology,  Tennessee,  Tulane, 
L^niversity  of  The  South,  Washington  &  Lee. 

till.)  Centenary,  Florida  State.  Cumberland,  Hamp- 
den-Sidney. Kentucky,  Kentucky  State,  Louisiana  State, 
Millsaps,  North  Carolina  Agricultural,  North  Georgia 
Agricultural,    Presbyterian    College    of    South    Carolina, 


SIGMA  ALPHA  EPSILON.  523 

Richmond,  Roanoke,  S.  W.  Presbyterian,  Trinity  (N.  C). 
William  &  Mary,  Wofford. 

Alpha  Tau  Omega.  (I.)  Chicago,  Illinois,  Kan- 
sas, Minnesota,  Nebraska,  Ohio  State,  Ohio  Wesleyan, 
Purdue,  Western  Reserve,  Brown,  Columbia,  Cornell. 
Maine,  M.  I.  T.,  Pennsylvania,  Vermont,  California, 
Colorado  University,  Washington  State ;  Alabama, 
Georgia,  North  Carolina,  Texas,  Vanderbilt,  Virginia. 

(II.)  Rose  Polytechnic,  Wooster;  Colby,  St,  Law- 
rence, Tufts,  Washington  &  Jefferson,  Alabama  Poly- 
technic, Emory,  Georgia  Technology,  Tennessee,  Tulane, 
University  of  The  South,  Washington  &  Lee. 

(III.)  Adrian,  Albion,  Hillsdale,  Mt.  Union,  Simp- 
son ;  Wittenberg,  Muhlenberg,  Pennsylvania  College, 
Charleston,  Mercer,  Southern,  S.  W.  Baptist,  S.  W. 
Presbyterian,  Trinity  (N.  C.) 

Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon.  (I.)  Case,  Chicago,  Cin- 
cinnati, Illinois,  Iowa,  Iowa  State,  Indiana,  Kansas, 
Michigan,  Minnesota.  Missouri,  Nebraska,  Northwest- 
ern, Ohio  State,  Ohio  Wesleyan,  Purdue,  Washington 
(Mo.),  Wisconsin;  Columbia,  Cornell,  Harvard,  Maine, 
M.  I.  T.,  Pennsylvania,  Penn'a  State,  Syracuse;  Califor- 
nia, Colorado  Mines,  Colorado  University,  Stanford. 
Washington  State ;  Alabama,  Georgia,  North  Carolina. 
Texas,  University  of  The  South,  Vanderbilt,  Virginia. 

(II).  Arkansas,  Allegheny,  Bucknell,  Dickinson, 
Worcester  Polytechnic,  Denver,  Alabama  Polytechnic, 
Central,  Davidson,  Emory,  George  Washington,  Georgia 


524  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI.. 

Technology,  Mississippi,  Tennessee,  Tulane,  Washington 
&  Lee. 

(III).  Adrian,  l-'ranklin  i  Ind.),  Mt.  Union.  Penn- 
sylvania College,  St.  Stephens,  Bethel.  Cumberland, 
Kentucky  State,  Louisiana  State,  Mercer,  Southern.  S. 
W.  Baptist.  S.  W.  I'resbyterian,  Wofford,  Boston  Law 
School. 

Sigma  Nu.  (I).  Case,  Chicago,  IlHnois.  Indiana, 
Iowa,  Iowa  State,  Kansas,  Michigan,  Minnesota,  Mis- 
souri, Northwestern,  Ohio  State,  Purdue,  Washington 
(Mo.),  Wisconsin;  Cornell,  Dartmouth,  Lafayette.  Le- 
high. Pennsylvania,  Stevens,  Syracuse,  Vermont;  Cali- 
fornia, Colorado  Mines,  Colorado  University,  Stanford. 
Oregon,  Washington  State;  Alabama,  Georgia;  N'orth 
Carolina,  Texas,  Vanderbilt,  Virginia,  West  Virginia. 

(II.)  Arkansas,  DePauw,  Missouri  Mines,  Rose 
Polytechnic,  Montana^  Alabama  Polytechnic,  Emory, 
Georgia  Technology,  Tulane,  Washington  &  Lee. 

(III.)  Albion,  Lombard,  Mt.  Union.  William- 
Jewel,  Bethany,  Louisiana  State,  Howard.  Kentucky 
State,  Mercer,  North  Carolina  Agricultural,  North 
Georgia  Agricultural. 

Kappa  Sigma.  (I).  Case,  Chicago,  Illinois,  Indi- 
ana, Iowa,  Michigan,  Minnesota,  Missouri,  Nebraska, 
Ohio  State,  Purdue,  Washington  (Mo.),  Wisconsin; 
Bowdoin,  Brown,  Cornell,  Dartmouth,  Harvard,  Lehigh. 
Maine,  N.  Y.  U.,  Pennsylvania,  Penn'a  State,  Syracuse. 
Vermont ;  Colorado  College,  Colorado  Mines,  California, 


PHI  KAPPA  SIGMA.  '525 

Oregon,  Stanford,  Washington  State ;  Alabama,  Georgia, 
North  Carolina,  Texas,  \'anderbilt,  Virginia. 

(11.)  Arkansas,  Baker,  Lake  Forest,  Missouri  Mines, 
\\'abash.  Bucknell,  Dickinson,  Swarthmore,  Washington 
&  Jefferson.  Denver.  Alabama  Polytechnic.  Davidson, 
George  Washington,  (Georgia  Technology,  Oklahoma, 
Tennessee,  Tulane,  Washington  &  Lee,  University  of 
The  South. 

( in.)  William-Jewell,  Mass.  Agricultural,  Mary- 
land, New  Hampshire  Agricultural,  Idaho,  Cumberland, 
Hampden-Sidney,  Kentucky  State,  Louisiana  State, 
Mercer,  Millsaps,  North  Carolina  Agricultural,  Randolph- 
Macon.  Richmond,  Southwestern,  S.  W.  Baptist,  S.  W. 
Presbyterian.  Trinity  (N.  C),  William  &  Mary,  Wof- 
ford. 

Phi  Sigma  Kappa.  (I).  Brown,  Columbia,  Cornell, 
Dartmouth,  Lehigh,  M.  I.  T.,  Pennsylvania,  Penn'a 
State,  Stevens.  Williams,  Yale,  West  Virginia. 

( II. )  C.  C.  N.  Y.,  St.  Lawrence,  George  Washing- 
ton, Queens. 

(III.)  Franklin  &  Marshall.  Massachusetts  Agricul- 
tural. Maryland,  St.  Johns  (Md.),  Union  Medical  (Al- 
bany) College. 

Phi  Kappa  Sigma.  (I.)  Chicago,  Illinois,  North- 
western, Purdue,  Wisconsin,  Columbia,  M.  I.  T..  Maine. 
Pennsylvania,  Penn'a  State ;  California,  Alabama,  \''an- 
derbilt,  Virginia,  West  Virginia. 

(II.)  Armour,  Dickinson,  Washington  &  Jefferson; 
Georgia  Technology,  Tulane,  Washington  &  Lee. 


52b  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

(III.)     Franklin   &   Marshall,   Maryland,   Charleston. 
Randolph-Macon,  Richmond. 

Alpha  Chi  Rho.  (I).  Columbia,  Lafayette,  Penn- 
sylvania, Syracuse,  Yale. 

(II.)      Dickinson,  Trinity  (Conn.) 
(ill.)      Brooklyn  Polytechnic. 

Sigma  Phi  Epsilon.  (I).  Purdue,  Pennsylvania, 
Syracuse,  Colorado  University,  North  Carolina,  West 
Virginia. 

(II.)     Washing-ton  &  Lee. 

(III.)  Ohio  Northern.  Western  L'nivcrsity  of  Penn- 
sylvania, Jefferson  Medical,  North  Carolina  Agricultural, 
Richmond.  William  &  Mary.  Illinois   (Medical.) 

Omega  Pi  Alpha.  (I.)  Columbia,  Lehigh,  N.  Y. 
L".,  Pennsylvania. 

(II.)     C.  C.  N.  Y.,  Rutgers. 

Delta  Sigma  Phi.  (I).  Columbia.  Cornell,  M.  I. 
T.,  N.  Y.  U.,  Penn'a  State. 

(II).     C.  C.  N.  Y.,  Washington  &  Lee. 

A  consideration  of  these  lists  will  show  how  the  na- 
tionialization  of  the  societies  has  progressed. 

B  0  n  has  chapters  in  practically  all  of  the  colleges  of 
group  I  except  Harvard,  Lafayette,  Massachusetts  In- 
stitute of  Technology,  New  York  University,  Vermont. 
Williams.  Colorado  College,  Colorado  Mines,  Oregon, 
Alabama.  Georgia,  McGill.  In  what  may  be  called  the 
colleges  of  the  better  class  in  group  TI,  B  0  n  has  no 


ATTITUDE  TOWARD  PETITIONS.  527 

chapters  at  Arkansas,  South  Dakota,  Oklahoma,  Ham- 
ilton, Worcester  Polytechnic,  Rochester,  Georgia  Tech- 
nology, Tulane,  University  of  The  South  and  Washing- 
ton &  Lee. 

There  are  also  some  growing  state  universities  where 
as  yet  only  local  fraternities  are  represented,  for  instance, 
Wyoming,  Idaho,  Nevada  and  Utah.  These  are  de- 
veloping rapidly. 

Petitions  from  all  of  the  above  colleges  have  been  re- 
ceived by  the  fraternity,  but  in  each  case  some  peculiar 
circumstances  have  prevented  the  granting  of  a  charter. 
If  proper  petitions  were  received  from  Washington  & 
Lee  and  Williams,  they  would  probably  be  granted  in 
order  that  our  inactive  chapters  at  those  institutions 
might  be  revived.  The  same  is  true  of  Harvard.  Of  the 
other  colleges  mentioned  above,  it  may  be  said  that  the 
fraternity  would  in  all  probability  act  favorably  upon 
petitions  from  any  of  them  from  applicants  of  proper 
character,  well  organized,  who  have  demonstrated  their 
ability  to  cope  with  rival  fraternities,  to  maintain  a  high 
standard  and  to  be  in  every  way  worthy  to  enter  the  fra- 
ternity. It  may  be  stated  that  the  burden  of  proof  is 
upon  every  group  of  applicants  to  demonstrate  that 
Beta  Theta  Pi  ought  not  in  justice  to  itself  reject  their 
application. 

It  will  readily  be  seen  from  the  foregoing  list  t"hat 
practically  all  the  fraternities  having  any  basis  of  a 
claim  to  nationality  are  represented  by  chapters  at  Chi- 
cago,  Michigan,   Minnesota,  Wisconsin,  Brown,  Colum- 


528  HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     I'J. 

bia,  Cornell,  Dartmouth,  Pennsylvania,  and  California. 
That  the  widespread  fraternities  of  Western  and  South- 
ern origin  are  equally  well  represented  at  Illinois,  Indi- 
ana, Iowa,  Kansas,  Missouri,  Nebraska,  Northwestern. 
Purdue,  Vanderbilt,  and  Virginia ;  that  the  fraternities  of 
Western  and  Eastern  origin  meet  more  or  less  fully  at 
Kenyon,  Ohio  State,  Lafayette,  Lehigh,  Toronto,  Mc- 
Gill,  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology,  and  Union. 
and  that  fraternities  of  Western  and  Southern  origin  met 
in  the  south  at  North  Carolina,  Texas,  West  Virginia. 

Furthermore,  it  is  seen  that  each  group  of  fraternities 
is  in  the  colleges  of  minor  importance  only  in  that  region 
of  the  country  where  it  originated.  For  instance,  B  0  IT 
in  group  III  is  represented  in  Central,  Hanover,  and 
Westminster,  A  A  4>,  *  Y  and  A  K  E  at  Trinity,  A  K  E, 
X  ^  and  A  Y  at  Middlebury.  In  other  v^^ords,  with  the 
exception  of  some  of  the  fraternities  of  southern  origin 
which  have  been  liberal  to  the  point  of  indiscretion,  the 
fraternities  have  been  the  more  particular  about  the  col- 
leges they  have  entered  the  farther  away  they  were  from 
the  place  of  their  origin,  a  conclusion  quite  contrary  to 
the  opinion  of  many  students  in  this  field. 

The  smaller  fraternities  of  eastern  origin,  like  A  ^, 
S  $,  A  *,  K  A,  have  apparently  deliberately  chosen  to 
restrict  their  numbers  and  location  severely.  They  have 
of  late  years  aimed  to  secure  members  who  had  wealth 
and  social  prominence  rather  than  excellence  in  scholar- 
ship and  have  drawn  their  members  from  the  "society" 
classes  of  Boston,  New  York  and   Philadelphia.       This 


CHAPTER  HOUSE  SYSTEM.  529 

g-iVes  them  a  strong  position  v;ith  representatives  of  such 
classes  in  many  of  the  colleges  where  they  are  located. 

To  a  certain  extent,  but  not  to  as  great  an  extent, 
Z  *,  X  *,  X  $  and  >!'  Y  and  A  A  $  have  set  up  the  same 
standards  and  criterions  of  membership. 

Such  standards,  while  they  secure  the  adherence  of  the 
unthinking  and  the  somewhat  large  class  in  America 
who  regard  the  possession  of  wealth  as  practically  the 
sole  criterion  of  success,  do  not  appeal  to  the  well  in- 
formed, the  thoughtful,  and  the  studious.  In  the  east, 
A  K  E  and  A  Y  have  had  a  saner  and  sterner  conception 
■of  the  fraternity  mission,  and  in  the  west  and  south  B  0  IT, 
$  A  ©,  $  r  A  and  $  K  *  have  always  lived  up  to  such 
conception.  K  A  and  n  K  A  in  our  opinion  have  weak- 
ened their  influence  by  remaining  sectional.  They  have? 
missed  and  are  missing  the  broadening  influence  of  a 
national  spirit.  Yielding  as  they  must  to  the  natural  de- 
sire for  growth  but  restricted  by  self  imposed  geographi- 
cal limitations  they  are  mainly  in  second  and  third  rate 
colleges  and  if  their  policy  is  persisted  in  must  remain  so. 

With  the  advent  of  the  chapter  house  system,  there 
has  occurred  silently  a  great  change  in  the  relation  of 
the  undergraduate  to  the  college  authorities.  At  the 
present  time  probably  more  than  three-fourths  of  the 
active  and  progressive  students  in  the  leading  colleges 
are  no  longer  under  college  control  in  dormitories  but  are 
under  fraternity  control  in  chapter  houses.  This  has 
transferred  the  responsibility  for  the  social  life  of  the 
fraternity  men  from  the  college  authorities  to  the  alum 


530  HANDliOUK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 

ni  of  the  chapters  maintaining  chapter  houses  at  the  col- 
leges. It  is  therefore  of  more  importance  for  a  student 
rightly  to  choose  his  fraternity  than  his  college.  If  a 
student  enters  a  college  of  good  reputation  with  a  com- 
petent faculty  and  ample  facilities  but  joins  a  fraternity 
composed  of  the  idle  rich  and  the  socially  pretentious,  he 
is  not  only  wasting  his  opportunities  but  possibly  wreck- 
ing his  future  career.  If  on  the  contrary,  he  enters  a  col- 
lege not  so  well  equipped  but  joins  a  fraternity  com- 
posed of  earnest  students  with  high  ideals  and  a  chapter 
reputation  to  maintain,  he  may  and  probably  will  gradu- 
ate with  a  fair  prospect  of  success  before  him. 

There  would  seem  to  be  little  room  for  new  and 
wide  spread  fraternities  to  occupy.  The  rivalry  be- 
tween the  chapters  in  each  college  is  generally  nar- 
rowed to  two  or  three  chapters,  and  those  possess- 
in^  a  national  reputation  and  prominent  alumni,  and 
being  able  to  offer  to  the  discriminating  student  the 
advantages  of  a  subsequent  basis  of  acquaintance  in 
widespread  localities,  would  seem  of  necessity  to  lead. 
The  tendency  is  rather  toward  the  consolidation  or  fed- 
eration of  existing  orders  than  the  foundation  of  new 
ones.  In  some  few  colleges,  notably  Dartmouth,  Ver- 
mont. Wesleyan  and  Yale,  one  or  more  local  societies  are 
maintained  chiefly  by  appealing  to  the  student's  loyalty 
to  his  chosen  college. 

r.ut  there  is  ample  room  for  three  or  four  new  fraterni- 
ties to  exist  at  the  larger  institutions  having  several  hun- 
dred  students   in    their   undergraduate   departments,   like 


THE  PLACE  OF  BETA  THETA  PI.  531 

Wisconsin,  Cornell,  Pennsylvania,  Michigan,  Minnesota, 
and  where  there  are  of  necessity  some  excellent  men  who 
now  never  have  an  opportunity  to  join  a  good  chapter. 

We  have  elsewhere,  in  the  pages  of  American  College 
Fraternities,^  set  forth  the  salient  points  in  regard  to 
each  fraternity  as  they  existed  in  1905,  and  reference 
may  be  ma-de  to  that  or  other  sources  of  information  for 
further  details  concerning  the  fraternities.  It  may  how- 
ever be  said  of  the  place  of  Beta  Theta  Pi  in  the  fratern- 
ity world,  that  it  was  the  first  of  the  fraternities  origin- 
ating in  the  west ;  that  it  established  the  pioneer  chap- 
ters in  Pennsylvania,  Virginia,  New  Jersey,  Michigan, 
Kentucky,  Tennessee.  Illinois  and  Indiana,  published  the 
first  fraternity  journal,  and  originated  many  character- 
istic features  of  fraternity  life  and  organization. 

Nothing  need  be  said  to  Betas  concerning  the  peculiar 
characteristics  of  their  fraternity,  or  why  or  how  it  dif- 
fers from  others.  To  outsiders  it  has  always  appeared 
as  a  pushing,  aggressive  order,  inspiring  in  its  members 
peculiar  enthusiasm,  endeavoring  to  use  its  resources 
and  influence  for  their  advancement,  and  trying  in  all 
honorable  ways  to  work  in  harmony  with  the  authorities 
of  the  institutions  wherein  its  chapters  are  located. 


ry.  !i'j/; 


^6th    Edition.    N.    Y.,    1905. 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS 


Alumni    Chapters 62, 

Alumni   Secretary 114, 

Annual  Tax    

Anti-Secret  Society   

Architects,   eminent    

Arms,  Coat  of 

Assessments   

Authors,   eminent    

Badge,    The  original 

Badge,  The  first 

Badge  of  1855 

Badge  of  1865 

Badge,    secondary    

Badge,    The    Skeleton 

Badge,   Standard 151, 

Ballade  of   States 

Baltimore    Alumni    

Banquet,   The   first 

Beaver  Dinner,  Tiie 

Beta  Dinners    

Beta   Waltz    . 

Boston   Alumni 

Brewer  Dinner,  The 

Brewer   Dinner,  The 

Brotherhood,   Song  of 

Business   Men,  eminent 

Calendar   

Calumet    Club    

Catalogue,  The  first 40, 

Catalogues  of  Chapters .  . .  . 

Catalogue    Secretary 

Catalogue  of  1855 

Catalogue  of  1859 

Catalogue  of  1866 59, 

Catalogue  of  1870 69, 

Catalogue  of  1881 97, 


63 
457 

62 

9 

450 

325 

83 
447 

15 
309 
311 
311 

48 

75 
312 
348 
110 
327 
141 
119 
286 
113 
144 
339 
306 
446 
287 
154 

44 
258 
457 
237 
240 
242 
244 
245 


Catalogue  of  1899 151,  250 

Catalogue  of  1905 161.  255 

Changes  of  Chapter  names. 457 

Changes   of   Name 100 

Chapter    Houses    326 

(See  Houses  of  Chapters) 

Chapter  Names   114 

Chapter  Periodicals   277 

Charters,   Revocation   of... .100 

Chicago   Alumni 63,    110 

Chief  of  the  Districts 81,  82 

Chronicle  of  Beta  Delta.... 279 

Ciiurch    Officials    43.J 

Cincinnati   Alumni.. 70,   74,  110 

Cleveland    Alumni 103.  110 

Club,  The  New  York 329 

Coat  of   Arms 325 

Code   Commission,  The.  143  145 

College    Presidents    429 

College    Professors    432 

College    Secretary 114,   457 

Committee   on    Mag'azine.  . .  121 

Confederate  Army   445 

Confederate   Congress    417 

Confederate  Judge   413 

Confederate   Senate    415 

Conflict  between  Directors 
and  Executive  Commit- 
tee  136,   138,    140 

Congressmen   415 

Constitution,    Editor    of 

1879    281 

Constitution,    Editor   of 

1890    2:^2 

Constitution,  Editor  of 
1897    283 


(532) 


INDEX   OF  SUBJECTS. 


533 


Constitution   of   1897 147 

Constitutional    Conven- 
tions,   State 426 

Constitution,       Publication 

of  .1888 190 

Constitution,   The   original..  12 
Constitution,    Editions   of.  ..281 

Constitution    &    Laws 116 

Convention   Assessment   ....112 
Committees    ...   46 
Initiation    by.  .   76 

The    first 21 

Second    34 


Convention 

Convention, 

Convention, 

Convention, 

Convention 


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1848. 
18.51. 
1854. 
1856. 
1858. 
1860. 
1862. 
1864. 
1S65. 
1866. 
1869. 
1870. 
1871. 
1872. 
1873. 
1875. 
1876. 
1877. 
1878. 
ir!79. 
1880. 
1881. 
1882. 
1883 . 
1884. 
1885. 
1886. 
1887. 
188il. 
1889. 
1890. 


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48 
49 
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53 


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.  68 
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.  75 
.  SO 
.  83 
.  86 
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.  99 
.105 
.110 
.111 
.113 
.115 
.117 
.120 
.122 
.127 
.130 


Convention   of   1891 132 

'  '  of    1892 135 

of    1893 137 

of    1894 139 

of    1895 142 

of   1896 .145 

of   1897 147 

of    1898 149 

'  '  of   1899 loO 

of    1900 153 

'  '  of    1901 155 

of    1902 157 

of   1903 158 

of    1904 159 

of    1905 161 

of   1906 163 

'  '  of   1907 164 

Corporation    Lawy,ers    441 

Court    of    Claims 413 

Courts,    Members    of 425 

Court  of  Private    Land 

Claims   414 

Covington     Dinner      The 

139    337 

Crucible    Club,    The...  159,    162 
Delta    Tau    Delta,    Found- 
ers   of    192 

Denison    Chapter.    Historv 

of '..261 

Denver   Alumni    115 

Desertion   of   Micliigan 52 

Desertion  of  Western   Re- 
serve       64 

Dinners,  Notable,  330,  331, 
335,    337,    338,    339,    345,    349 

Diogenes    Club,    204,    206 

Directors,   Board  of.... 94,  454 
Dispensations,      136,      140, 

141,    .. 159 

Dispensations,   Law   of 107 

Districts,    Changes   of 461 

District    Chiefs 'SI,    82 

District  Svstem   81 

Double    Membership. 47,  68,  410 


534 


HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PJ. 


Dorg,   Clubs    328 

Dorg,    The 279 

Eastern    Extension 77,    78 

Editors    Fraternity,    Meet- 
ing   of    196 

Engineers,    eminent    443 

Exchanges   Discontinued    . .  123 
Exchanges    of    the    Maga- 
zine     207 

Executive   Committee 

Abolished   146 

Executive  Committee,  The 

132    455 

Expulsion,   The   first 19 

Extension,   The   first 17 

Extension    Policy    105 

Federal   Army    445 

Federal  Judges    413 

Federal    Officers    418 

First    Annual,    The 136 

Fiction,  The   first 203 

First   Meeting,   The 13 

Flag 151,   153 

Flag,   Fraternity    130 

Flag  of   1890..'. 317,  318 

I'lag  of   1900 319 

Flower   Chosen    127 

Flower,  The  Fraternity.  .  ..315 
Founders    of    Beta    Theta 

Pi    9 

Founder's    Dinner,    The 338 

Foundation   of  the  Frater- 
nity         9 

Foreign    Ministers    417 

F'ratcrnitics,    National    513 

Fraternities,  Sectional  ....513 
I'-raternity  Studies.  ..  .140,  202 
Fraternity    System,    Origin 

of   7 

General    Secretary 77,    456 

General  Treasurer,   69,   77,   456 

Girls,    The    Beta 325 

Governors'  Dinner,  The  158.  345 


Governors   of   States 420 

Grand   Seal    66 

Grande  Marche  de  Woog- 

lin   287 

Greek   World,   The 511 

Grif's    Candidate    203 

Grip,   The   40,  279 

Gubernatorial   Candidates..   420 

Handbook   of   1886 117,   205 

Harlan    Dinner,    The,    131,   331 
History  of  Denison  Chap- 
ter    261 

Hoadly    Dinner,    The 330 

Honorary    Members     408 

Hour    Glass    Society 129 

Houses    of    Chapters 

Amherst    360,  361 

Bowdoin    376,  391 

California    362,  363 

Colgate 388,  389 

Cornell    390,  391 

Dartmouth 384,  385 

Denison    382,  383 

DePauw    350 

Dickinson    398,  399 

Lehigh    878,  379 

Maine 372 

Michigan 364,  365 

Minnesota 368,  369 

Missouri 370,  393 

North   Carolina..   .    .374,  375 

Ohio   State 396,  397 

Penn'a   State    379,  380 

Rutgers   366 

St.    Lawrence    400,  401 

Stanford    386,  387 

Syracuse 395,  402 

Washington    State    '392 

Wesleyan 304.  395 

Yale    358,  393 

Incorporation    Certificate         95 
Incorporation   of   the   Fra- 
ternity    140 


INDEX   OF  SUBJECTS. 


535 


Indianapolis    Alumni..  .  .70,  110 

Indianapolis    List    284 

Initiation    by    the    Conven- 
tion    76 

Interstate  Commerce  Com- 
mission    414 

Investigation   of   Chapters.  .  101 
Japanese     Peace     Commis- 
sion    417 

Jenkins   Book    58 

Journalists,   eminent    449 

Journal,   Proposed 23,     39 

Justices   of   Courts 425 

Jurisdiction   over   Members,  84 

Kansas  City  Alumni 103 

Keepers  of  the  Rolls 457 

Knox    Memorial    151,  152 

Knox's   Story   9 

Laws   45 

Laws,   Enactment   of 99 

Lawyers,    eminent    440 

Legislators    422 

Letters,   Old,    in    the   Mag- 
azine    191 

Lists  of  Members 284 

Literary    Men,    eminent.  ..  .447 

Los   Angeles  Reunion 121 

Louisville    Alumni    67 

Lt.  Governors  of  States,. .  .420 
Magazine     Committee     Es- 
tablished    121 

Magazine    Exchanges    127 

Magazine,   Facsimile    first 

page   183 

Magazine,    First    Number, ..182 
Magazine,    First    Editor.  ..  .180 

Magazine  Fund   116 

Magazine,   Inception  of 179 

Magazine   issued    7  ^ 

Magazine   Legislation    66 

Magazine    moved    to    New 

York 137 

Magazine  Proposed   60 


Magazine,     Special     Num- 
bers    211 

Magazine,     semi-annuals.  .  .133 
Manual   of   Information.  ...  106 

March    287 

Marshall's  Story   11 

Membership   Lists    284 

Membership   Statistics    466 

Miami   semi-centennial    ....126 

Military  Service    444 

Minutes,    First     13 

Mississippi  Extinct 154 

Monogram    Badge    313 

Music,    Instrumental    286 

Mystic   Records    128 

Mystical   Seven    Union 124 

Mystic      Messenger,       130, 

175,    275    279 

Name,    Changes    of 77 

Names  of  Chapters,  24,  59. 

114    457 

Nashville  Alunini   69 

Naval   Service    444 

New  England  Dinner 327 

Newman    Badge    313 

New   York   Club,    The 329 

New  York  List 285 

Noble  Dinner,  The 135,  335 

Odell   Dinner,   The 154,   341 

Odes,  Collection  of 262,  263 

Officers  of  States 423 

Ohio,   Revived    42 

Open   Constitution,   The....   92 
Owl  &  Wand   Society,   174,  175 

Pan   Hellenic   Council 194 

Pan    Hellenic    Meeting 110 

Patents,   Commissioners  of. 418 

Periodical 48 

Periodical,   Proposed    23 

Periodicals    of    Chapters.  .  .277 

Philadelphia   Alumni    115 

Phi     Kappa     Aloha     Cata- 
logue     258 


53() 


HANDBOOK     OF     EETA     THETA     PI. 


Physicians,    eminent    438 

Pledge   Button,.  ..151,   313,  314 

Practices  of  Chapters ^2<^ 

Preparatory    Students,    :!7, 

99,   106    118 

Prep  Question.  The,   ..110.  195 

Presidents    ,456 

Presidents    of    Colleges..  ..  .429 

Presidential  Electors  42<S 

Presiding   Chapters    453 

Presiding  Chapter  System.     31 

Presiding    Officers    421 

Professors,   eminent    432 

Prexy     Representation     at 

Conventions    122 

Purdue   Case.   The 199 

Railroad    Lawyers    441 

Railroad    Men,,    eminent ...  .442 

Railroad    Tax    135 

Recorder,  Title  of 19 

Rejected  Petitions,  47,  49, 
51.  57,  60.  74,  83.  87,  67. 
70,  99.  100.  109.  111.  113. 
114.     115.     127.     134.     139. 

140 .    141 

Representatives  in  Con- 
gress  415 

Renresentation  at  Conven- 
tions    116 

Resignations   123 

Revival,  Law  of 98 

Revocation   of   Charters.  .  .'.100 

Richmond   Alumni 74.    110 

Ritual.    First    62 

Ritual,    A   New 97 

Ritual     Revised 130,    143 

Roll,    Keening   of 108 

San   Francisco  Alumni 103 

Seal,  Chapter   314 

Seal,   The    Great 315,   321 

Secondary    Badge 48,    313 

Secret    Periodical    279 

Secretary   of   the    Interior,   418 
Secretary's  Manual.    120.283.284 


Semi    Annual    Letters.  ....  .133 

Senators,    U.    S 414 

Sigma's    Alumnus    277 

Sigma  Delta  Pi  Catalogue,  259 

Signature,   The 24 

Social  Life  of  the  Fr^ter-  , 

nitv .  ;'. 323 

Song    Book ..  .61,    157 

Song  Book  of  1865 ..262 

"     of    1872..;; 265 

"     of    1884.,... ...267 

"     of    18B6... '.....  268 

"     of    1894 .269 

"     of    1902... 269 

Song  Book,  Unofficial  edi- 
tion,   271    272 

Song  of  Brotherhood 306 

Songs  for  Convention  use,  267 

Standard    Badge,    The 312 

State   Officials .423 

State    Senators    422 

Stokes    Dinner,    The 349 

Students'    Galop 72,    2.56 

Supreme  Court,  Judges  of.  41 

System   of  Voting 82 

Temple  Proposed   60 

Testimony   of   Experience.  .289 

Transfer,   Law   of 77,   161 

Transportation    Fund    116 

Trials,   Proceedure  at 114 

Trustees    456 

Two   Step    287 

Union   with    other    Frater- 
nities      71 

Union    with   A  S  X 96 

Voting   System    82 

Washington  Alumni   115 

Watch   Key   Badge 312 

Waltz,    The    Beta 44 

Wheeling    Alumni    113 

Wooglin-on-Chautauqua    ...112 

Wooglin    Club 113,    351 

Wooglin  Legend   72 

Yale    Chapter,    Proposed...  27 


INDEX  OF  CHAPTERS 


Convention    Attendance 


[Mkm.  Instead  of  indexing-  the  names  of  the  chapters  by  the  passes  con- 
taining- the  convention  rolls,  the  years  at  which  the  conventions  were  held 
have  been  used  in  this  list,  giving-  an  interesting  series  of  facts  concerning 
the  older  chapters  especially.  Therefore  no  pages  between  471  and  508  will 
be  found  in  the  index  of  chapters.] 


Amherst,  '84,  '86,  '87,  '88, 
'89.  '90,  '91,  '92,  '93,  '94, 
'95,  '96,  '97,  '98,  '99,  '00, 
'01,  '02,  '03,  '04,  '05 

Beloit,  '78,  '81,  '85,  '86,  '91, 
'92,  '93,  '94,  '95,  "96,  '99, 
'00,    '01,    '02,    '03,    '04.    '05, 

Bethany,  '72,  '73,  '76,  '78, 
'79,  '81,  '84,  '85,  '87,  '88„ 
'89.  '90,  '93,  '95,  '96,  '97, 
'98,    '99,    '00,    '01.    '02,    '04, 

Boston,  '77,  '79,  '80,  '81,  '82, 
'83,  '84,  '86,  '89,  '91,  '92. 
'9Q,  '94,  '95,  '96.  '97,  '98, 
'99,  '00,  '01,  '02,  '03,  '04, 
'05 

Bowdoin,  '01,  '02,  '03,  '04, 
'05 

Brown,  '80,  '81,  '83,  '64,  '85, 
'87,  '88,  '89,  '90,  '91,  '92, 
'93,  '94,  '95,  '98,.  '99.  '00, 
'01,    '02,   '03,   '04,   '05, 

Butler,    '66,    '78,    '79, 

California,  '81,  '84.  '89,  '90, 
'91,  '92,  '93,  '94,  '95,  '96, 
'97,  '98,  '99,  '00,  '01,  "03, 
'04,  '05    

Case,   '05, 

Central,  '48,  '54.  '56,  '53,  '65, 


'68,    '73, 

•75, 

'78, 

'79, 

'81, 

^82,    '83, 

'84, 

'85, 

'86, 

'87, 

'88,    '93, 

'94, 

'95, 

'96, 

'97, 

'06 

'98,    '99, 
'05, 

'00, 

'02, 

'03, 

'04, 

Chicago,  '69,  '70 

,  '94 

'95, 

'96, 

'06 

'98,    '99, 
'04,  '05    . 
Cincinnati, 

'00, 

'01. 

'02. 

'03, 

'42, 

'47, 

'90, 

'91, 

'92,    '93, 

'95, 

'96, 

'97. 

'98, 

'06 

'99,    '00, 
'05, 

'01, 

'02, 

'03, 

'04, 

Colgate,  '81,  '82 
'87,    '88,    '89, 

,  '83 
'90, 

'84, 
'91, 

'86, 
'92, 

'93,    '94, 

'95, 

'96, 

'97, 

'98, 

'06 

'99,    '00, 
'05, 

'01, 

'02, 

'03, 

'04, 

'06 

Colorado, 
'05, 

'01, 

'02, 

'03, 

'04, 

Columbia, 

'83, 

'64, 

'89, 

'90, 

'91,   '92, 

'93, 

'95, 

'96, 

'97, 

06 

'80 

'99,    '00, 
'05,   .... 

'01, 

'02, 

'03, 

'04, 

Cornell,  '80,  '81 

,  '82, 

'83, 

'84, 

'85,    '86, 

'87, 

'88, 

'89, 

'90, 

'OR 

'91,    '92, 

'94, 

'95, 

'96, 

'97, 

'06 

'98,    '99, 
'04,  '05, 

'00, 

'01, 

'02, 

'03, 

06 


'06 


'06 


'06 


'06 


'06 


'06 


(537) 


538 


HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 


Cuml)crland,  '56..  '58,  '66, 
't)7,  '68,  '69,  '70,  '93,  '94, 
'95,  '96    '97 

Dartmouth,  '89,  '92,  '93,  '94, 
'95.  '96,  '97,  '99,  '()(),  '01, 
'02,    '03,    '04, '06 


Davidson,  '60,    '91,    '93,   '94, 

'96,    '97,  '98,    '99,    '00,    '01, 

'02.    '0.3,    '04,    '05 '06 

Denison,  '69,    '70,    '71,    '72, 

'73,    '76,  '79,    '<S0,    '81,    '82, 

'83,    '86,  '87,    '88,    '89,    '91, 

'92,    '93,  '94,    '95,    '97,    '98, 

'99,    '00,  '01,    '02,    '03,    '04. 

'05, '06 

Denver,  '91,  '93,  '94,  '95,  '96, 

'97,    '98,  '99,    '00,    01,    '02, 

'0.3.   '04,    '05 '06 

DePauw,  '47,    '54,    '56,    '58, 

'60,    '64,  '65,    '66.    '67,    '68, 

'69,    '70,  '71,    '72,    '73,    '75, 

'76,    '77,  '78,    '79,    '81,    '82. 

'83,    '84,  '85,    '86,    '87,    'SS, 

'89,    '90,  '91,    '92.    '96,    '94, 

'95,    '96,  '97,    '98,    '99,    '00, 

'01,   '02,    '03,   '04,   '05 '06 

Dickinson.    '76,    '80,   '86,    '37, 

'88,    '89,  '90,    '91,    '92,    '93, 

'94,    '96,  '97,    '98,    '99,    'OO, 

'01,    '03,    '04.   '05, '06 

Hampden-Sidnev,      '68,    '70, 

'72,    'SO,  '81,    '82,    '84,    '90, 

'91.    '93.  '94,    '95,    '96,    '97, 

'98,    '99,  '01,    '02,    '04,    '05,    '06 

Hanover,  '54,    '56,    '60,    '64, 

'65,    '66,  '68,    '69,    '70,    '71, 

'72,    '73,  '75,    '76,    '78,    '79, 

'80,    '81,  '82,    '86,    '89,    '90, 

'91,    '95,  '96,    '97,    '98,    '99, 

'00,   '01,  '02,   '03,    '04,   '05,   '06. 

rfarvard,  '81,    '82,    '83,    '84, 

'85,    '86,  '87,    '88,    '89,    '90, 

'92,   '94,   '95,   '96,   '97, '98 


Illinois,  '02,   "03,  '04,   '05, '06 


Indiana,  '56,  '58,  '64,  '65, 
'69,  '70,  '71,  '72,  '73, 
'77,  '78,  '79,  '80,  "Sl, 
'83,  '84,  '86,  '87,  '89, 
'93,    '94,    '96,    "97,    '98. 


'00,    '01,    '02,    '03,    '04,    '05,    '06 


Iowa,  '68,  '70,  '81,  "82, 
'85,  '86,  '87,  '91,  '93, 
'96,  '97,  '98,  '99,  '00, 
'02,    '03,    '04,    "05, 

Iowa  State 

Iowa  Wesleyan,  '69,  '70, 
'72,  '85,  '86,  '93,  '94, 
'96.  '97,  '98',  '99,  'OO, 
'02,    '03,    '04,   '05,.  ....  . 

Johns  Honkins,  "80,  "81, 
'85,  '86,  '88,  '89,  '90, 
'93,    '95,    '96,    '97,    '98, 


"00,    '01,    '02,    '03,    '04,    '05,    '06 


Kansas,  '73,  '75,  '76,  '77, 
'80.  '81.  '83,  '84,  '85, 
'90,  '94,  '95,  '96,  '97, 
'99,  "00,  '01,  "02,  '03, 
'05 

Kenyon,  "79,  '80,  '81,  '82, 
'84,    "87.    '88,    '89,    '90, 
'94,    '95,    '96,    '97,    '98, 


'00,    '01,    '02,    "03,    "04,    '05,    '06 


Knox.  '66,  '70,  '71,  '73, 
'91,  '92,  '93,  '94,  '95, 
'97,  '98.  '99,  '00,  '01, 
'03,  '04,  '05 

Lehigh,  '92,  '93,  '95,  '96, 
'98,  '99,  '00,  '01,  '02, 
'04,  '05, 

Maine,  '80,  '83,  '84,  '86, 
'89,  '90.  '91,  '92,  '93, 
'95,  "96,  "97,  '98,  '99, 
"01,   '02,   "03,   "04,    '05,.  . 

Miami,  '42,  '47,  '54,  '56, 
'64.  '65,  '66,  '67,  '68, 
"70,    "71.    '86,    '87,    '88, 


67, 
75, 

82. 

91, 
99, 


S4, 
9.5, 
01, 


.'06 

.'06 


71, 
95, 

01, 


"06 


91, 

99, 


78, 
88, 
98, 
04, 


.'06 


83, 
91, 
99, 


76, 
96, 
02, 


.'06 


97. 

03 


.'06 


88, 
94, 
00, 


'06 


60, 
69, 
89, 


INDEX   OF   CHAPTERS. 


539 


'90,  '91,  '93,  '94,  '95,  '97, 
'98,  '99,  'no,  '01,  '03,  '03, 
'04,   '05, '06 

Michigan,  '47,  '48,  58,  '60, 
'64,  '65,  '75,  '76,  '77,  '78, 
'79,  '80,  '81,  'S2,  '83,  '84, 
'85,  '86,  '87.  '88,  '89,  '90, 
'91,  '92,  '93,  '94,  '95,  '96, 
'97,  '98,  '99,  '00,  '01,  '02, 
'03,  '04,   '05 '06 

Minnesota,  '91,  '92,  '94,  '95, 
'96,  '97,  '98,  '99,  '00,  '01, 
'02,   '03,   '04,   '05 '06 

Mississippi,  '82,  '84,  '85,  '91, 
'92,  '93, '97 

Missouri,  '91,  '94,  '95,  '96 
'97,  '98,  '99,  '00,  '01,  '02, 
'03,   '04, '05 

Monmouth,  '68,  '69  '70,  '71, 
'72.    '73,    '75, '77 

Nebraska,  '91,  '92,  '93,  '94, 
'95,  '96,  '97,  '98,  '99  '00, 
'01,  '02,   '03,  '04 '05 

North  CaroHna,  '56,  '01,  '93, 
'94,  '95,  '96,  '97,  '01,  '02, 
'03,   '04, '05 

Northwestern,  '73,  '75,  '76, 
'77,  '79,  '80,  '81,  ':^2,  '83, 
'84,  '86,  '87.  '88.  '89,  '90, 
'91,  '92,  '93,  '94,  '95,  '96, 
'97,  '98,  '99,  '00,  '01,  '02, 
'03,    '04,    '05, '06 

Ohio,  '42,  '54,  '56,  '58,  '60, 
'64,  '67,  '69,  '70,  '71,  '72, 
'73,  '75.  '76,  '78,  '79,  '81. 
'82,  '84,  '85,  '86,  '88,  '^9, 
'91,  '92,  '93,  '94,  '95,  '96, 
'97,  '98.  '99,  '00,  '01,  '02, 
'03,    '04,    '05, '06 

Ohio  State,  '86,  '87,  '88,  '89, 
'90,  '91,  '92,  '93,  '94,  '95, 
'96,  '97,  '98,  '99,  '00.  '01, 
'02,   '03,  '04.   '05, '06 


Ohio  Wesleyan,  '56,  '60,  '65, 
'66,  '68,  '69,  '70,'  '71,  '73, 
'75,  '76,  '77.  '78,  '79,  '80, 
'81,  '82,  '33,  '84,  '85,  '86, 
'87,  '88,  '90,  '91,  '92,  '93, 
'94,.  '95,  '96,  '97,  '98,  '00, 
'01.   '03,   '04,   '05, '06 

Pennsylvania,  '80,  '81,  '83, 
'86,  '87,  '88,  '89,  '96,  '97, 
'99,    '00,    '01,    '02,    '03,    '04,    '06 

Penn'a  State,  '89,  '90,  '91, 
'92,  '93,  '94,  '95,  '96,  '97, 
'98,  '99,  '00,  '01,  '02,  '03, 
'04,  '05, '06 

Purdue,    '04,    '05 '06 

Randolph  Macon,  '82,  '84, 
'38 '91 

Richmond,  '72,  '80,  '81,  '82, 
'85,   '86,   '87, '92 

Rutgers,  '80,  '91,  '92,  '93, 
'04.  '95,  '96,  '97,  '99,  '00, 
'01,   '02,  '03,  '04,   '05 '06 

St.  Lawrence,  '80,  '81,  '82, 
'83,  '84,  '85.  '86,  '87,  '8(3, 
'89,  '90,  '91,  '92,  '93,  '94, 
'95,  '96,  97,  '98,  '99,  '00, 
'01.    '02,   '03,   '04,   '05, '06 

Stanford,  "96,  '97.  '98,  '99. 
'00,    '01,    '02,    '03,    '04,    '05,    '06 

Stevens,  '80,  '81,  '82(  '83, 
'84,  '85,  '86,  ''87,  '88,  '89, 
'90,  '91,  '92,  '93,  '94,  '95. 
'96,  '97,  '98,  '99,  '00,  '01, 
'02,   '03,   '04,   '05, '06 

Svracuse,  '89,  '90,  '91,  '92, 
'93,  '04,  '95  '96,  '97,  '99, 
'00    '01,    '02,    '03,    '04,    '05,    '06 

Texas,  '91,  '93,  '94,  '95,  '97, 
'98,  '09.  '00,  '01.  '02,  '03, 
'04, [06 

Trinity, '76 

Union.  '82,  '83,  '84,  '86,  '89, 
'90,    '91,    '92,    '93,    '95.    '96, 


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'97,    '98,    '99,    '00,    '01,    '02, 
'03,   '04,   '05, '06 

Vanderbilt,  '84.  '86,  '87,  '8!3, 
'89,  '90,  '91.  '92,  '93,  '94, 
'95,  '96,  '97,  '98,  '02,  '03, 
'04,  '05 '06 

Virginia.  '68,  '69,  '71,  '72, 
'75,  '80,  '81,  '82,  '83,  '84, 
'85,  '86,  '88„  '90,  '91,  '94, 
'95,  '96,  '97,  'on,  '01,  '04, 
'05    '06 

Va.  Military  Inst.,  '72,  '73, 
'76, '80 

Virginia   State 'SO 

Wabash,  '47,  '65,  '66,  '67, 
'68,  '69,  '70,  '71,  '72,  '73, 
'75,  '76,  '79,  '81,.  '82,  '86, 
'88,  '89,  '90,  '93,  '94,  '97, 
'98,  '99,  '01,  '02,  '03,  '04 
'05, '06 

Washington  &  Jefferson, 
'47,  '51,  '54,  '56,  '58,  '60, 
'66,  '72,  '73,  '75,  '76,  '80, 
'81,  '84,  '86,  '88,  '90,  '91, 
'92,  '94,  '95,  '97,  '98,  '99, 
'00,   '01„   '02,   '03,    '04,   '05,   '06 

Washington, '69,   '70,   '71 

Washington  and  Lee,  '60, 
'68,   '71,    '72,   '73 '80 

Washington  State,  '01,  '02, 
'03,   '04,   '05, '06 

Wesleyan,  '90,  '91,  '92,  '93, 
'94,  '95,  '96,  '97,  '9l1,  '99, 
'00,   '01,    '02,.   '03,   '04,    '05,   '06 


Western  Reserve,  '42,  '47, 
'48,  '51,  '54,  '64,  '65,  '66, 
'67,  '68,  '81,  '82„  '83,  '84, 
'86,  '87,  '88,  '90,  '91,  '94, 
'95,    '97,    '98,    '99,    '00,    '01. 

'02,   '03,    '04,    '05, '06 

Westminster,  '69,  '70,  '73, 
'75,  '76,  '81,  '82,  '84,  '85, 
'86,  '91,  '93,  '94,  '95,  '96, 
'97,    '93,.    '99,    '01,    '02,    03. 

'04,   '05, '06 

West  Virginia,  '01,  '02,  '03,  '04 

William  &   Mary, '76 

Williams    '48 

Wisconsin,  '73,  '76,  '81,  '82, 
'84,  '85,  '86,  '87,  '88,  '89, 
'90,  '91„  '93,  '94,  '95,  '96, 
'97,  '98,  '99,  '00,  '01,  '02, 
'03,    '04,    '05, '06 

Wittenberg,  '69,  '70„  '71,  '73, 
'75,  '77,  '78,  '79,  '81,  '82, 
'84,  '86,  '87,  '88,  '89„  '90. 
'91,  '93,  '94,  '95,  '96,  '97, 
'98,  '99,  '00,  '01,  '02,  '03, 
'04,  '05    '06 

Wooster,    '73,    '76,    '77,    '78, 

'79,  '80,    '81,    '82,    '83,    '84, 

'85,  ',S().    '87,    '88     '89,    '90, 

'91,  '92,    '94,    '95,    '97,    '99, 

'00,  '01,  '02,  '03,  '04,  '05..  .'06. 

Yale,  '91,    '92,    '93     '94,    '95, 

'96,  '97,    '98,    '99,    '00,    '01, 

'02,  '03,   '04,    '05, '06 


INDEX  OF  CHAPTERS 


Amherst    HI,  112, 

225,  360  

Asburv,  see  DePauw. 
Bcloit"    4:^,  75, 

81,  99    

Bethany    49,  55,  74, 

81,  150,  219 

Boston    86,  87, 

124     

Bowdoin 153,  154,   156, 

226,  376    

Brown 37,  38,  80, 

97    

Butler    89, 

California    87,  90,  93, 

225,  362 

Case     159, 

Central    36,  38,  73, 

Chicago    62,  63,  124, 

136,  139,  212 

Cincinnati    57,  99,  120, 

127   

Colgate    101,  152,  154, 

219,  388 

Colorado   153, 

Columbia    SO,  106,  109, 

139,    141,    148,    151,    154, 

224    

Cornell    96,  150,  156, 

227,  277,  390   

Cumberland    40,  57,  60, 

74,  98,  150   

Dartmouth    ..126,  157,  225, 

384    

Davidson    45,  59,  61, 

128    


361 

219 

300 

231 

391 

225 
101 

363 
160 
359 

234 

129 

389 
226 

341 
391 
453 
385 
359 


Denison   62,  63,  68, 

78,  221,  382 383 

Denver 114,  115,  118, 

120,  122    124 

DePauw 30,  83,  86,  218, 

453,    454    350 

Dickinson   80,  91,   164. 

217,  398  399 

Hampden-Sidney   ...37,  59, 

115,    150    359 

Hanover 42,  44.    61, 

222,   359    453 

Harvard 25   86,  9>1,  139, 

141,    151    154 

Howard   74,  88,  101,  102 

IlHnois   106,  109,  156,  227 

Indiana   31,  38,  69, 

75,  218    453 

Iowa 57,  59,  74,  98, 

158,   218    227 

Iowa  State...  159,  161.  162.  232 

Iowa  Wesleyan 60,  61,  232 

Johns  Hopkins   89 

Kansas  75,  78,  120,  222' 

Kenyon    89,  93,  134,  138 

Knox 43.  62,     82,  122, 

123,  124,  217 453 

Lehigh   129,  134,  151. 

228,   378    379 

Madison  (see  Colgate.) 

Maine    96,    158,   222,  372 

Miami   3r>,  40,  61,  74, 

126,  205,  225 453 

Michigan   ...31,  37,  42,  52. 

81,  83,  157,  228,  364,  365, 

453    454 


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Minnesota    ...114.  115,   129 

1.54,  224,  1368 369 

Mississippi 67,  9.3,  1 15. 

141,   144.   148,   150,  151.  ..    221 
Missouri    .  ...115,  117,  129, 

131,  160,  219,  ,370 393 

Monmonth 56,  81,  90,  454 

Naval   Academy 50 

Nebraska   ..  ..106,  109.  122, 

123    229 

North  Carolina    ...40,  118, 

124,     12:^>,     148,    150,     151, 

154,  155,  1.58,  231.  374...  375 
Northwestern   ...74.  75,  78.  229 

O^jlcthorpe    48,  49,  57 

Ohio    154    453 

Ohio  State Ill,  114, 

115,  226,  396 397 

Ohio  Wesleyan 41,  74. 

221    453 

Oklahoma   161.  162 

Pennsylvania   99,  134, 

135,  142,  144,  217 232 

Pemra  State  122,  124, 

219,    379    380 

Princeton    26 

Purdue    158,  229 

Randolph-Macon    ...74,  78, 

124     137 

Richmond   70.  74,  142 

Rutgers    96,   126    129. 

134.    158    366 

St.  Lawrence 96,  221, 

400     401 

.South  Carolina 45 

Stanford 136,  139,  140 

228,  386,    387 

Stevens   96,  222,  277 

Syracuse   111,   11.3.  124. 

154.     164.    395 402 


Texas    115 

Toronto   162,  163,  234 

Transylvania    19,     25 

Trinitv    78,    101,   102 

Union    102,  107 

Vanderbilt  ....87,  109,  111, 
113,     148,     150,     151,    154, 

155,  158    232 

Virginia   43,  57,  66. 

124,    128    453 

Virginia  Military  Institute. 

60,  62,  63 101 

Virginia  State   87,  88. 

101 103 

Wabash   32    35.  37, 

45,  75,  228 454 

Washington    ....60,  02,  74, 

90,   151,   154.   155,  227....    231 
Washington  and  Jefferson. 

21.  43,  .56    SI.  216 453 

Washington  and  Lee. ...44, 

57,   72,  73 454 

Washington   State    ....  153, 

227    392 

Wesleyan   ....  124,  222.  359, 

394    395 

Western  Reserve.  . .  .IS,  44 

55,  64.  102,  107,  229 453 

Westminster..  .4Y.   59,   2.34,  359 

West  Virginia   150,  153 

William  and  Mary..  .7,  18, 

47,  84,  90 124 

Williams    33,  38,  85,   105 

Wisconsin    78.  229 

Wittenberg.... 59.    93,    229,454 

Wooster   74,  88,  234,  454 

Yale 60,  131,  134,  141. 

148.    151,     154,    160,    222, 
358,   359    393 


INDEX  OF  SOCIETIES 


Adelphia    Society 

Alpha  Alpha  

Alpha  Chi   Omega 

Alpha  Chi  Rho 515, 

Alpha  Delta   Phi 8    .31, 

36,  '38,   87,    127,    144,    197. 

513,  514,  519 

Alpha   Kappa   Phi 93. 

Alpha  Phi   

Alpha   Sigma   Cni 93. 

165,    16G    , 

Alpha  Tan   Omega.  . .  .197. 

514,  515    

Beta  Gamma   

Beta  Kappa   

Beta   Phi    

Beta  Psi  

Beta  Tail  Omega 

Beta  Theta  Pi 513,  516. 

Boanergians,  The   

Chi   Phi    185,  196,   197. 

514,    521    

Chi  Psi 31,  65,  514. 

521,    528    

Chi  Sigma  Zeta 

Delta   Kappa   Epsilon.  .  .64, 

65,  127,  174,  513,  514,  519. 

528    

Delta   Phi 8,  514,  521, 

Delta   Psi 514,   521, 

Delta  Sigma   Phi 515, 

Delta  Tau  Delta... 49,   197, 

209.   513    

Delta  Theta  Upsilon 

Delta  Upsilon 9,  171. 

514,    520    


lOi 

31 

451 

526 


52  S 

165 
206 

191 

523 
159 
102 
159 
153 
153 
528 
18 

529 

529 
129 


529 
528 
528 
526 


519 
159 

529 


Epsilon,  The   

Gamma  Alpha    

Gamma  Digamma  Kappa.. 

Gamma    Phi    

I.  K.  A 

Kappa  Aloha   .  ..  .8,  9,  514, 

522    

Kappa   Alpha    (Soutlicrn)  . 

514,    522    

Kappa  Kappa  Gamma 

Kappa    Phi   Lambda.  ..  .63. 

Kappa  Sigma 514.  515, 

Lambda    Kaopa 

Literary  Union   

Mystical   Seven 9.    172, 

209,  210    

Omega   Pi  Alpha 315. 

Phi,  The 

Phi  Beta  Kappa 7, 

Phi   Delta   Phi 

Phi  Delta  Theta.  ..65,  127 

233,   513,   517 

Phi  Gamma  Delta.  .65,  115, 

178,    197,    513,    518 

Phi   Kappa   Alpha 97, 

165    

Phi  Kappa  Psi 65,  85, 

513,    518    

Phi  Kappa   Sigma 515. 

Phi  Nu  Theta 

Phi   Sigma  Kappa 515, 

Phi    Theta    Psi 89, 

Pi  Kaopa  Alpha.. 514,  522, 
Psi  Upsilon.  .8,  50,  54,  55, 

65,  204,  225,  513,  514,  520, 

528  


48 

159 

139 

164 

8 

528 

529 
225 
261 

524 
1.j9 
171 


334 
r.26 
159 
S 
209 

529 

529 

171 

529 
525 
9 
525 
141 
529 


529 


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Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon.  .197, 

514,  515 523 

Sigma  Chi 85,  144,  187, 

197,  513   517 

Sigma  Delta  Pi...  126,  165, 

177,    209    334 

Sigma  Nu 65,  514,  515,  524 

Sigma  Phi 8,  171,  178, 

514,  521   528 

Sigma  Phi  Epsilon.  ..  .515,  526 

Sword   and   Shield 153 

Tau    Delta 144 


Theta   Chi 515 

Theta  Delta  Chi.. 1.14,  514,  520 

Theta  Nu  Epsilon 151, 

152,    154,    162 163 

Theta  Phi   114 

Theta  Zeta    163 

Torch   and   Crown 112 

Tri-Serps   159 

Vitrucian,  The  177 

Wayland  Literary  Society.  171 

Zeta  Phi 115",  129.  165,  178 

Zeta  Psi...58,  65,  514,  521,  529 


INDEX  OF  INSTITUTIONS 


Adrian   luy 

Allegheny    51 

Arkansas    141,    1G2 

Baker    139,,   162 

Beloit    41 

Brown    8 

Bucknell    159.  1(31,   162 

Buchtel   139 

Butler    14G 

Centenary   41,  155 

Central   (Ky.)    113 

Central  (Mo.)    139 

Cincinnati  Law  School... 9,     16 

Colby    110,  111 

Colorado   (College)    159 

Colorado   (Music)    158,  159 

Cornell    (Iowa)    155 

Columbian   148 

Cumberland    158 

Dartmouth    8 

Dickinson     18,     25 

Drurv    151 

Emory    11,  124 

Franklin   (Ind.)    ....70,74,     83 

Franklin  and  Marshall 41 

Georgia    ....60,  67,  74,  113,  124 

Hamilton    8 

Howard    7 

Hobart    159 

Jefferson   20 

Illinois    (College)    45 

Illinois    (University)    .  .97, 

134    155 

Illinois   Wesleyan    97 

Kentucky  Milty  Inst 49 

Kentucky  (Univ.)   .  .62,  64, 

159    161 

Lafayette    41,     85 

Lake  Forest    155,  161,  162 

Marietta   32,  41,    ,85 


Mass.   Inst.   Technology. ..  .145 

Mercer    109 

McGill     159 

McKendree    87 

Miami    9 

Michigan   Agricultural.  115, 

117    127 

Nashville    (Univ.)    47 

Nevada   159.  162 

New  York  University.  .139, 

141,    145 146 

No.  Ga.  Agricultural 109 

Northwestern    Christian . .  . 

47,  56,  60,   70 

Oakland     41,     47 

Ohio   18 

Ohio  State   164 

Pacific   67 

Pennsylvania   (College)    ...109 

Rochester    129,  134 

Rose  Polytechnic   162 

Simpson    67,  159 

South,  University  of 159 

South  Dakota   155,  161 

Southwestern    Presbyterian.  113 

Tennessee   141,  155 

Trinity  (Conn.)    8 

Tufts   140 

Tulane   159 

Union    8 

U.  S.  Grant  Univ 134 

Utah  162 

Vermont    141,  155 

Washington  and  Lee... 134, 

139    141 

Washington  State  155,  156 

William  Jewell  131 

William  and  Mary. 141 

Worcester  Polytechnic  ....161 
Yale 7 


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INDEX  OF  NAMES 


Abrams,  J.  E. .  . 

Ackcrman,  G.  E. 

Acton,   John   H. 

Acomb,  W.  S. .  . 

Adams, 

Adams, 

Adams. 

Adams, 

Adams, 

Adams 


Charles  H 

Frank  Y 4:i(), 

James   A 

J.    E 

J.  W 

Howard  W 

Adams, Richard   h.   T..   Jr. 

Adamson,  A   R 

Adney,  W.  H.  G 

Adsit,  Nath.  B 

Ahrens,   H   F 

Aiken,  Albert  C 

Aitkinson,   John    D....42;{, 

Albin,   Martin   H 203. 

Aldrich,   P   E 119,  .333, 

427,  440  

Alexander,  G   M 

Alexander,  J.    A 

Alexander  Jno 

Alexander,   P.   J 

Alford,   Lore 

Allan,  A.   M 

Allan,  William    4  45 

Allen,  E.   P 4S2,  4S4, 

Allen,  Heman    H 432, 

Allen,  H.  O 

Allen,   Tohn    M 333, 

Allen,  Rol)ert    F 

Allen,  Thomas   

Ailing,  A.  A 

Ailing.  R.  B. 

Allison,  Andrew  


48.'5 
478 
435 
477 
262 
486 
438 
479 
4ii2 
503 
489 
499 
476 
224 
502 
490 
424 
482 

454 
501 
493 
480 
498 
503 
493 
476 
486 
436 
492 
416 
233 
4.50 
482 
480 
440 


Allison,  J.     W 475 

Altsheler,  Joseph  A 448 

Ames,  E  C 494 

Ammen,   Francis   D 495 

Anderson,  Archer    447 

Anderson,  Butler    P 445 

Anderson,  Dan   S 506 

Anderson,  J.   H 47b 

Anderson,  H.    L ,.   479 

Anderson,  Lowell    J 507 

Andrews,  Charles    L 484 

Andrews,  Frank    132,  333 

Andrews,  Frank   H 489 

Andrews    J.    W 482,  483 

Angell,  W.  F 484 

Antrim.    E.    1 48i> 

Appenzellar,   Paul   492 

Appold,   L.   T 480 

Archibald.  George  D 429 

Argo,   William   K 439 

Armstrong,  D.     H 503 

Armstronp-    Wm.    H 340 

Arnold.  Earle    C 41)0 

Arnold,  F.  J 402 

Arnold,  J.    A 479 

Arnold,  M.    LeRov.  . .  .230. 

502    ." 503 

Arnold,  Wilfred    491, 

499,   500,   501 .502 

Askew,  Frank 445- 

Aspinwall,   T.  J 4S6 

Atkinson,  H.   M 19.3 

Atkinson,  W.    M 481 

Attcrburv,  Eugene   490 

Atwater,'  William  S 507 

Atwood,  J.    M 486' 


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INDEX   OF   NAMES. 


547 


Aumock,    William    S 472 

Austen,   Peter  T 219,  424 

Austin,  Cleland    R 504 

Austin   J.   B 497 

Austin,  H.    0 493 

Austin,  Willard    H 455, 

487     490 

Avery,  Alphonso    C....425, 

427    428 

Avery,  Edward  S 491 

Avery.  H.   W 500 

Axtell,  John    H 504 

Axtell,  P.     D 502 

Ayrault,  Miles  A 490,  492 

Ayres,  L.    P 500 

Ayres,  Richard    S 504 

Avres, William    477 

Babb.  Miles  496 

Babb.  Wash'n    1 420 

Babcock,  Harmon  S...110, 

139,  268,  481,  482 493 

Back,    Harry   E 489 

Bagg,  C.   R 474 

Bahmann,    Robert    F 490 

Bahrman,    H 497 

Bailey.   William    B 490 

Bain,  J.  H 499 

Baird,  Chambers    201 

202,    203,    206,    207.    208, 

335,    348     480,    483,    484, 

4:^5,  487,  488    ■ 490 

Baird  William  R 96,  97, 

106.     125.     128,     161.     168. 

169,     176,     193,     195.    201. 

202,    203,    206,    215,    216, 

245,    247,    252,    255,    340. 

480,    481,     482,     483,     488. 

489,    491,    492.    493      494. 

495.    497,    499,     503.    504, 

505    506 

Baird.  Raimond   D 506 

Baker.  Al     477 

Baker,  C.    M 482 

Baker,  E.    E 491 


Baker,  John   Cuvler 507 

Baker,  J.  R .' 49S 

Baketel,    H.    S 492 

Bakewell.    Benj.    B 498 

Bakewell.   Chas.   M 433 

Baldwin,  William  W 443 

Ballard.   H.  J 503 

Ballentine.  Henry   W 473 

Bancroft,  C.  R 483 

Bancroft,  Howland    507 

Banning.   Myron    474 

Bannister.   J.    C 482,  483 

Barbour.  Herbert   V...498,  499 

Barbour,  Volney    G 434 

Barclay,  Shepard    426,  475 

Barker.  William  W 496 

Barnard.   Edw.    E 433 

Barnett,    E.    H 59,  496 

Barnett,  W.   W 485 

Barnes,  Clifford  W 430. 

487    488 

Barnes.  Geo.   T 416,  422 

Barnes,  Orlando   M 420 

Barnes.  P.    P 484 

Barnev.   Walter  H 504 

Barr,  George   W 219 

Barr.  Granville  W 449 

Barr.  J.    M 498 

Barr,  L.  A 502 

Barr,  W.   A 477 

Barrett,  C.  R 479 

Barry,  Herbert  ...125,  176.  277 
Martholomew.  Henry  L...  177 
Bascom.  John  ....  105,  106, 

429.   432,  447 480 

Batelle,  Josepn  B 449 

Battle.   J.    A 473 

Bates.  John   L....220,   221, 

229,  302,  345,  347,   420...    422 

Bates,  Joshua    H 428.  445 

Bates,  W.    0 232 

Bauman,  A.   P 492 

Bauslin.  C.   S 501 

Bauslin.   David   H 438 


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HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     TT. 


Baxter.  Lewis   \V 424 

Baxter,  T.  M 474,  4S7, 

488,  490 491 

Beach,  Albert  1 505 

Beach,  Chas.    F r.V.i,  447 

Beach,  C.  S 494 

Beadenkopf,  T.  M 480 

Beall,  James  A 417 

Beal,  Junius  E..  ..228,  250. 
255,  338,  369,  428,  479, 
480,    481,    482,    483,    492, 

499    501 

Beal,  R.     E 484 

Beam,  Henn-  G 506,  507 

Bean,  T.  L 498 

Beard,  John  S 504 

Beard,  Henry    4.    17.  212 

Beatty,  James  48u 

Beatty,  James    H 413. 

425    427 

Beatty,  William   J 472 

Beaver,  James  A 120, 

130,    141,    300,     331,    335, 

347.   420.  429 485 

Beecher,  J.   B 493 

Becker,  Geo.  L 416,  420, 

427,  471 472 

Bcckford,  C.  S 482 

Beckman,    F.   W 490 

Bccbe,  George  122,  486 

Beghtol,  C.  U 499 

Behan,    W.    P 492,  493 

Behrens,  H.  T..  Jr 488 

Belcher,  W.  E 497 

Bell,  Ezra    K 43S 

Bell,  Geo.    W 495 

Bell,  J.    A 483 

Bell,  Paul  T 507 

Bell,  William  T 417 

Bcllis,  N.  H .503 

Bellows,   Geo.    W 272 

Belt,   LcRoy   A 431,  435 

Benedict,  Everett  F 490 

Benedict,  E.  M 213 


Benedict,  Geo.   E 316 

Benedict,  I.    H 501 

Benedict,  J.    L 485 

Bennett,  Thomas  \\'...416,  420 

Bently,    H.    L 475 

Berenson,  Bernard   450 

Berry,  Albert   S 416, 

455,  472 483 

Berry,  E.  R 503 

Berry,  James   J 18,   20,  471 

Berry,  John    R 188,  476 

Berry,  P.    A 488 

Berrj^  Shaler    485 

Berry.  S.    W 4!88 

Bewlcy,    E.    E 501 

Biddison,  C.  L ■ 498 

Billings,   Charles   D 496 

Billman,    Arthur   H 138 

Billow^,  G.  A 485 

Birch.  G.  W.  F...123.  128, 

207,    227,.    293,    333,    334, 

419,   436    487 

Bird,  C.  B 488 

Bird,  John  487 

Bird,  Ralph    B 504 

Bird,  W.    S 505 

Bisbee.  R.  C 502 

Bishop,  A.    B 482 

Bishop.  D.    R 478 

Bishop,  Seth    S 439 

Bissell,  Lemuel    472 

Bitting,  W.   C 480 

Birdsong,  W.  L 482 

Black,  Gurdon  G .506,  507 

Black,  H.  Y 478 

Black,  James  B 59.  92, 

265,  474,  475  476 

Black,  J.  W 479 

Black,  S.  W 477 

Black1)urn,  B.  F 472 

Blackburn,  Tames  W.  .423,  427 

Blackburn.  W.  E 471 

Blackburn,  Wm.  E 19,  20 

Blackford,  Aaron  V 495 


INDEX   OF  NAMES. 


549 


Blackmore,  James  W...62,  475 

Blackwelder,    P 497 

Blair,  Walter    434 

Blair,  W.    D 493 

Blake,  Clinton    H 504 

Blake,  J.  G 56 

Blake,  Wilson    W 448 

Blakemore,  F.    T 184 

Blakemore.  Sumner    493 

Blaker,   Ernest   B 489 

Blakeslee,    S.    E 502 

Blanton.  Dr.  Joseph  P. 224,  430 

Bliss,   E.    W 502 

Blodgett,  C.    E 491 

Blodgett,  John  T 426 

Bloodgood,  R.  B 483 

Bloom,   D.   H 485 

Blue,  Richard  W 416 

Blything,    J.    D 497 

Boiling,  G.  M 491 

Bolton,  J.  F 499 

Boltz,  J.  C 501 

Bonnifield,  A.  D 501 

Boone,  John  L 44] 

Booth,  Henry 440 

Booth,  Newton 30,  414,  419 

Borah,  William   E 234,  414 

Borden,    H.    L 5()0 

Boshey,  Charles  L 496 

Botts,  William   0 506 

Boude,  Henry  B..431,  473,  475 

Boudinot,  Ed   C 54,  474 

Boudinot,  F.   H 418 

Boudinot     F.  W 485 

Boughton,  Willis    130, 

210,  213,  268,  455,  488 494 

Boutell,  Henrv  S 417,  422 

Bowler,   H.   N 501 

Bowman,  C.  S 497 

Bowser,    Harry    485 

Boyd,  Andrew   Hunter....   425 

Boyd,  David    Ross 430 

Boyd,  Hugh    475 

Boyd,  James    B 242 


Boyd,  W.   F 95,  96, 

201,  454,  477..   480,  481,       485 
Boyle,  S.  G.  .479,  480,  481,  483 

Boyle,  Boyle  G 449,  483 

Braden,   Edwin   S 507 

Braden,   F.   B 498 

Bradbury.  Charles  M 277 

Branch,  J.   R.   B 505 

Branham,   W.    C 487 

Brav,.   W.    P 502 

Brennan,   J.    H 502,  503 

Brett,  Charles   S 490 

Brewer,  David  J..  132,  216, 
220,    291,    333,    335,    339, 

340,   412,   413    425 

Brewer,  Hamilton    172 

Bridges,  John    J 490 

Bridges,  T.    R 485 

Briggs.  A.     S 491 

Briggs,  H.    E 488 

Briggs,  H.    L 485 

Brilles,  Charles  S 490 

Brilles.  Jacob     433,  484 

Bringle,   S.   F 479 

Brinker,    William    H 425 

Broder,  Edward  W 504 

Brokaw,    L.    E 490 

Brooks,  M.  L 265 

Brooks.  R.     D 498 

Broooks,  Thos.    H 264 

Brouse,  O.  R 71,  78, 

83,    95,    96,    184,    186,    454, 

456,   474,    475,   477 479 

Brown    A.    D 502 

Brown,  C.   M 497 

Brown,  C.    T 479,  502 

Brown,  Clyde    W 339 

Brown,  B.    Gratz 116 

240,  412,  414,  419,  445 ..  .   484 
Brown,  E.  J.  ..93,  108,  169, 
193,  456,  476,  479,  480...    482 

Brown,  Frederick    T 436 

Brown,  H.    A 500 

Brown,  J.   C 500 


550 


HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 


Brown,  J.    Xl-wIoh.  ...  1 17, 

485    486 

Brown,  James  S 427 

Brown,  Jas.  T....125,   161, 

215,    227,    255,    285,    457,. 

483,    49:5,    494,    495,    497, 

498,    499,    500,    501,    502, 

503    505 

Brown,  Jolin    Y 218, 

415    420 

Brown,  Jorden    S 496 

Brown,  K.    T 499 

Brown,  Lucius    P 424 

Brown,  Norris    234, 

414    423 

Brown,  Oliver  A 292, 

474    476 

Brown.  P.    VV 503 

Brown,  Thompson    L 471 

Brown,  T.    S 478 

Brown,  Webster   E 416 

Brown,  W.    H 506 

Brown,  William    A 419 

Browne,    F 500.  501 

Bruce,  Wilkins   494 

BruKgeman,  G.  F.  A.  .  .492,  504 

Bryce,    W.    E 4S5 

Buchtel,   Henry  A 225, 

234.   420,   429,   435 

Buck,   A.    H 

Buckingham    Harry   

Buckner,    Alexander    

F.udd,   H.   G.,  Jr 

Buflington,  Eugene  J 

Bughce.  L.  H 

Bullitt.  John   C 

Bullock.  S.  R 

Burdick.  Charles  W...423, 

424    

Burford,   Frank    B 

Burgess,  John  W 

Burgoyne.   Frank   W. ..207. 

268    269 

Burhans,  Jas.   A... 97,  440,  478 


478 
492 

487 
472 
488 
444 
493 
427 
25 

427 
507 
433 


Burke,  H.  F 502 

Burnell,    A.    L 500 

Burnett,  Jacob    471 

Burnett,  Tracy    D 506 

Burnett,  Wm.    B 202,  4,54 

Burroughs.  A.   P 498 

Burt,  M.   C 481 

Burt,  Nathaniel    C 27 

Burton,   Joseph   R 226    414 

Bush,     John  M 471 

Bushnell.    Ebenezer    471 

Buskirk,    Samuel    H... 422,  425 

Butler,   Pierce   481.  482 

Butrick,  R.   E 491 

Bynum,    William    D...221, 

333,  335,  348,  416,  422 428 

Byrer,   Hugh   S .506 

Byrnes,   Josenh  W 422 

Cabell,    Walter    C 492 

Cadv.  W.  B 480.  481 

Cahal,  T.  H 475 

Caldwell.  Albert     G 495 

Caldwell,  CD 42 

Caldwell,      E 486 

Caldwell,  Everett    487 

Caldwell,  M.  H.  H 275 

Caldwell.  R.   R 497 

Caldwell,  Samuel    43 

Caldwell  T.   J 503 

Caldwell,  Walter   C 426 

Calkins,   Charles    64 

Calvin,  Josenph   H 431 

Camp,   Hintoon    506 

Campbell,  Clarence    G.231,  504 

Campbell,  H.    C.    V 483 

Campbell.  James    G....451.  -tH 

Campl)ell.  John  L 451 

Campbell.  W.    L 474 

Candler,    Ezekiel   S 417,  428 

Cannon,   T.   A 502 

Cannon,  J.    F 502 

Cannon.  H.    S 497 

Carloueh,  D.  J 487,.  488,  489 

Carmine.    C.    F 501 


INDEX   OF  NAMES. 


551 


Carnagey,   John   A 488 

Carey,   C.   H 482 

Carnahan,   James    R...451,  474 
Carpenter,  Alonzo    P...37, 
105,     144,    219,    310,    425, 

472    480 

Carpenter,  Dump    478,,  479 

Carpenter,  Frank    G...233, 

333    448 

Carr,  Arthur  T 507 

Carrington,   Richard   W.  . . 

504    507 

Carson,  Paul   487 

Carstensen,   Alfred   N 507 

Carter,  Charles     W 430 

Carter,  Geo.    W 489 

Caruthers,  Eli   475 

Caruthers,  R.    L 473,  474 

Case,  James    A... 333,    481,  482 

Case,  L.    D 492 

Casev,  Edward  G 507 

Castle,  J.  S 476 

Caten,   W.   L 485 

Catlin,  W.    E 493,  494 

Catlin,  Sanford    R 491 

Cauthonie,  Henry  S...421,  428 

Cavins,  Aden  G 42'1 

Chace,  D.  C 491 

Chamberlain.   W.   M...4.S6,  487 

Chambers,   William   H 422 

Chandler,  E.  Bruce 231, 

202,    455,    481,    487,    488, 

490,  491,   493 497 

Chandler,  Geo.  M 262, 

269,    312,    314,    319.    457. 
492,    494,    49.5,    496,    499, 

500    502 

Chapman,  C.    A 488 

Chapman,  H.    B 498 

Chapman.  H.  H 493 

Charles.  B.    H 484 

Charles.  Robert   K 188 

Chase    E.   T .503 

Chasteney,   C.   D 499 


Chauvenet,   Louis    185 

Cheney,   D.   H 83,   186, 

456,   477    478 

Cherrington,  Fennel 489 

Chenoweth,    B.    P 418 

Childs,  J.  W 4.11 

Chism,  M.  E.498  499,  500,  501 
Church,   Alonzo  W....415,  441 

Cilley.  J.  Vernet 443 

Claghorn,   C.   R 481 

Clark,  A.    B 492,  495 

Clark,  C.   S 502 

Clark,  C   T 501 

Clark,  E.    A 485 

Clark,  Edwin   C 489 

Clark,  F.    B 481 

Clark,  Frank    E 505,  506 

Clark,  Frank  G 416 

Clark,  George  B 418 

Clark,  Gaylord    B 441 

Clark,  Henry   B 222 

Clark.  H.    G 474 

Clark,  L.    E 494 

Clark,  Rush     415,  422,  472 

Clark,  Thomas  H 422 

Clarke,  George    K 472 

Clarke,  G.    W 472 

Clarke,  Guy  M 485 

Clarke,  J.  M 472 

Clements,  Isaac   416 

Clemmons,    J.    C 485 

Clifford,  Miles    479 

Cline.   E.    E -J93 

Clinton,  Thomas  P 425 

Cluff    Frederick  H 496 

Coast.    W.    0 501 

Coburn,  John    32,  60, 

228,   240,    416,   425 474 

Cochran,  Andrew  M.  J. .  . .   413 

Cochran,   C.   W 497 

Cochrane,  D.  K 483 

Cochran,  P.  B 497,  500 

Cockrill.   Sterling  R.  ..425. 

426    455 


552 


HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 


Coffin,    E.    F 493 

Coggeshall,  William  T....  417 

Cohn,  E.  H 501 

Coker,  J.  L.,  Jr 485 

Colborn,  A.  J 483 

Coldewey.  E.  G 483 

Cole,  A.   H 48:> 

Cole,  Albert   AI 490 

Cole,  Harry   W .-.oo,  501 

Cole,  Orsimus     490 

Coleman,  C.  M 501 

Coles,  O.    E 483 

Coles,  W.    W 499 

Colfax.  Schulyer   ...43,  85, 

240,   297,   408,   412 416 

Collins,  Clinton    4'i5 

Collins,  John    A.  .18,  19,  20,  471 

Collins,  V.   D 34,  2()2,  471 

Collis,  Edward   II 495 

Colson,   S.   Burnell 49i) 

Conant,  Harrv  W 495 

Conkev,  Geo.'  S 481,  482 

Conklin,     L.    R 493 

Conn,  Herbert  W 432 

Connor,  W.   H 480 

Conover,  L.   F 482,  483,  484 

Conrad,    D.    F 485,  .502 

Constant,   F.  H 488 

Converse,  B.   T 497 

Converse,  C.    C.  .  .487,  488,  489 

Converse,  Clarence  E 486 

Conway    E.  V 503 

Cook,  Chas    G 494 

Cook,  G.    Ed 483 

Cook,  G.    S 486 

Cook,  H.    R 478 

Cook,  S.    S 4^5 

Cook,  W.   B 473 

Cooke,  Fred  W 444 

Cooke,  Willard    P 488 

Cooley,  Fred  C 495 

Cooley,  George    E 221 

Coon,  John   27 

Coonley.  Howard   496 


Coons,   Jacob  J 496 

Cooper,  David  M 149 

Cooper,  D.    S 477 

Cooper,  David   W 185 

Cooper,  Edward  S 492 

Cooper,  J.    A 473 

Cooper,  J.    V 505 

Cooper,  P.    W 499 

Corbusier,  F.   A 499,  500 

Corbett,    W.    H 492 

Corley,  J.   E 476 

Corwin,  William   H 419 

Cotton,  M.  R 497 

Coulter,  M.    S 476 

Coulter,  Stanley     4;!4 

Courtnev,   Robert   W.  .234 

348,    49.5,    496 507 

Covington,  John  T.  ..77,  81, 
95,  96,  125,  129,  139,  142, 
185,  191.  195,  201,  203, 
216,  217,  218,  268,  299, 
316,  330,  333,  337,  454, 
4.56,    477,    481,    485,    486. 

487,  489,   490,   491 493 

Cowan,  B.    0 477 

Cowen,  W.    S 477 

Cowherd,  William   S 417 

Cowlcs,  G.    C 480 

Cowles,  J.    C 481 

Cox,  Arthur    J 490 

Cox,  G.    C...484,    485.  486,  437 

Craddock.    William    1 473 

Craig,  Benjamin   H.,   Jr.  .  .   507 

Craig,  John    Newton 437 

Craig,  W.    B 476 

Craft,  David  W 507 

Craft,  Frost    475 

Cramb,  E.  M 498 

Crane,  E.    F 503 

Crane,  J.    L 494 

Cranston,  Earl 81,  221,  435 

Crary,  Benjamin  F 424,  473 

Craven.   William   B 416 

Craw,  Harvey  W 504 


INDEX   OF  NAMES, 


553 


Crawford,   Geo.    A 348 

Crawshaw,    'W.    H 206, 

213,    485    486 

Creighton,    Charles   F 431 

Cristler,  W.  T 485 

Crittenden,  Thos  T.  ..  .415,  419 

Cromer,  George   W 416 

Crone,  Louis  L 225 

Cronkleton,   Hermus    475 

Crook,    Isaac    429.  4:!0.  435 

Crosby,    W.    W 490 

Cross,  R.  M 500 

Crouch.   Richard  H 504 

Crovvell,   Robert  C 504 

Crowder,  F.  W 4S7 

Crowley,  Ralph  E 506 

Culbertson,  H.    C 492,  495 

Culbertson,  J.    C 18 

Cumback,  Will  C 110, 

416,  417,,  420,  422 481 

Cummer,  C.  L 503 

Cummings,  G.    M 494 

Cummings,  Josenh   B.  .422,  442 

Cunius,  N.   R 503 

Cunningham,  J.   H 503 

Curry,  M 502 

Curry,  M.  B 480 

Curry,  M.    D 481 

Curtin,  Joseph  M 496 

Curtis,  Charles   L 449 

Curtis,  Grove    D 447, 

479     480    505 

Curtis,  L.    S 492 

Cushman,  C.  G 126,  480 

Cussler,   H.   C 490 

Da  Costa,   J.    C 340.  439 

Dailev.  David  0 42S 

Daily,   William   M 472 

Dalman,   M.   A 502,  503 

Dalton,    Archie    C 377,  505 

Damon,  A.   F 491 

Damon,  E.  0 497 

Damren.  K.  H 503 

Darlington,   Newton   W...  435 


Darnall,  R.  F 490 

Darsie,  Burns  491 

Dashiell,   Levi   T 221,  489 

Davidson,  G   501 

Davidson,  H.   R 501 

Davidson,  S    493 

Davis,  B.   B 494 

Davis,  C.    H 494 

Davis.  F.    C 4i;i,  488 

Davis,  Walter   N 496 

Davis,  Webster    W 223    418 

Davis,  W.    S 475 

Day,  William  C 434 

Dayton,   Frank   T 508 

Dean,  Charles    D 484 

Dean,  E.   P 47S 

Dean,  J.    A 473 

Decker,  J.  A 499 

Dedricks,  W.  W 474 

Dee,   George    E 218 

De  Fremerv,  Jane's  L 455 

Delamatre, '  C.    W 479,484 

Delano.   Henrv  A 475 

DeMotte,  Mark    L 416,  472 

DeMotte.  W.     H 240,  439 

Denio,   F.   Winchester 505 

Denison,  A.  H 495 

Dennis,  Warren  A 490 

Dennison,  Walter  E.  . .  .96, 
188,   190.   191.  232,  478.... 479 

Devine,  Thomas    413.  425 

Denny,   George  L 496 

Devine,    E 478 

Devin,  H.  C 485,  486 

Dew,  Samuel  A 505 

Dey,  Curtis    T 491 

Dey,  Marvin    H 484,  485 

Deyoe,  Daniel  H.,  Jr 496 

Dillingham,  A.  J 485 

Dimon,   J.   J 495 

Dixon,  C.    H 477 

Dixon.  Robert   E 415 

Dickey,  John  L 187 

Dickinson,  L   R 473 


554 


11AN01300K     OF     BETA     THETA      I'J. 


279, 
439. 


Dickson.  C.   A 

Dilworth.   William    S. 

Dobyns,  J.    R 

Dohyns,  W.   C 

Dohvns,  W.  R 

Dodds.   Ozro  J 41,-). 

Dodson,  J.  M 

Dodge    Norton   

D'Oench,   Albert   F 

D'Oench.  Frederick  E 

Doggett,   Thomas    

Dohnic,  Alfred   R.   L 

Doig,  Stephen  G 

Dole,  Charles    S 

Dole,  Norman    E 

Dolson,   S.  D 

Donnan.   Don   D 

Chas  H 

F.  R 


B. 
R. 
C. 
J. 


J 


F. 


H 

H 

William 

Leroy 

Chase 

Frank    .  . .  . 
Godfrey  K 

A.    C 

Nate 


.482 


w. 


Dorlittlc, 

Dorman, 

Dorr,  L. 

Doud,  L. 

Doiitjlas, 

Doucjlas, 

Douglas, 

Dow,   E. 

Dowd,  J. 

Downer. 

Downer. 

Downs, 

Downs, 

Doyle,  W.  B 234,  486, 

4">8,  497,  498  499,  500, 
501.   506    

Drury.   Marshall   P 201. 

4-)r),  477,  479.  480,  494, 
49"),    496    

Du  Hose,  P.  C 

Dulancy,   W.   H 

Duliii.   R.   Smith 

Dumper,  Arthur  

Dunbar,  H.  J 

Dunbar,  J.  G 

Duncan,  A.  P 

Duncan,  J.  A 


489 
4!^2 
477 
484 
484 
473 
481 
287 
369 
450 
471 
447 
489 
496 
231 
502 
144 
482 
472 
488 
487 
483 
50fi 
505 
488 
490 
499 
507 
481 
230 


508 


497 
499 
495 
496 
492 
473 
473 
491 
494 


Duncan,  J.     E 492,  494 

Duncan,  John  H....13,  14, 

15,    17    187 

Duncan,  L.    J 480 

Dunham,   H.    K...491,  492,  499 

Dunlap.   Lee    484 

Dunn.  G.     G 474 

Dunn,  Robert    W 218, 

270    492 

Durham.  J.   C 484 

Durham,  Knowlton  ...344,  499 
Durham,  Lee  S...488,  489,  490 

Durham.  Roger   49S 

Durrell.    R.    T 474 

Dutcher,   F.   L 491 

Dwight,  Henrv  0 450 

Dwight,  Russell    S 506 

Dyer,   A.    M 4S2 

Dvcr,   Fred   K 490 

Dvkc,   Chalmers   P 489 

Earle.  Guv   C 480.  481 

Earle.  J.    F 473 

Easterbrooks.    W.    Y 503 

Eastman,  F.    E 234 

Eastman,  John  R.132,  333,  446 

Eastman.  Rov    S 495 

Eaton,   C.   C 499 

Ebersole.  Morris  R 223,  496 

Eichlin,   Henry  M 493, 

497,  498,  499    505 

Edgar,     J.  Todd 471 

Edgar.     J.    G 418 

Edgcrton.  Alonzo    J.  ..218. 

413.  414.  415.  425 42:'^ 

Edgcrton.  M.  W 275 

Edmunds.   Paul  C 333,  416 

Edsall.    E.    Tl 487 

Edwards.   Arthur     435 

Edwards.  Arthur   R 439 

Edwards.  Elijah    E....431,  476 

Edwards,  T.   E 492 

Edwards,  T.    J 485 

E"-^deston.  David  0...423,  427 
Egglcston,  Joseph   D 427 


INDEX   OF  NAMES. 


555 


Eiseman,  F.  B 

Ehrman,  harrv   .  .480,  481, 

Elbert,  H.    H 

Elbert,  Samuel    H 420. 

423 

Eldridge,"R 'b.V.'.V.V.487". 

Elliott,  A.    E 

Elliott.  I.     H 428, 

Elliott,  T.    C 483. 

Elliott,  T.    J 

Elliott.    William    416, 

Ellis,  E.   John    

Ellis.  J.   B 484. 

Ellis,  Lyman    VV 

Ellison.  Stephen  A 

Elmer.  H.  C 

Elmer.  William  T 144, 

Elmore,  Samuel  E 

Embree.  Charles  F 

Emery,   H.   A 

Embry,  J.  W 

Emerson,  H.   B 

Ensism.  F.  G 498. 

Entrekin,  John   C 

Ennerson,    CIvde    O 

Erskine.   O.    P 

Ernst,   E.   H 

Evans,  A.   L 

Evans,  Henry    Clay.... 436, 

Evan's,  T.   C 

Evans,  K.   N 

Evans.  Thomas   M 

Evans    W    

Evers.  E.  H 

Eversall,  F.  K 

Ewart,    A.    A 493, 

Ewing.  Alexander   W 

Ewing,  C.    M 

Ewing.  Preslev   K 

Ewing.  Zwingle   W.  . .  .422, 

Fairbanks.  N.    H 481. 

Fairbanks.  Franklin   

Fairbanks.  J    

Fairchild.  Hiram  O 


-,:  I 


499 
482 
50.5 

425 
493 
502 
473 
493 
480 
428 
415 
485 
232 
495 
432 
219 
505 
448 
505 
500 
506 
499 
422 
505 
481 
480 
503 
481 
492 
503 
496 
473 
493 
477 
494 
439 
474 
"425 
475 
483 
422 
500 
422 


Fairfax.    H.    R 333,480 

Fairfield,  Golding   507 

Fairies,  Isaiah    32 

Falconer,  John  479 

Farber,   Benjamin  F...504,  505 

Farmer,   H.   G 503 

Farovid,  J.  R 492 

Farrington.  J.  A 504 

Farringtoii.  Wallace  R....   488 

Faude,  Frank    C 494,  49G 

Faude,  P    498 

Faust,   A.    B 487 

Fearn,  Richard  Lee,  135,  204, 

206,     207,     208,     211,     233, 

279,  328,  333,  349,  451...   482 

Fenimore,   Edw.  C 399 

Ferguson,  Charles   L 234 

Ferguson,  J.    W 488 

Fernald    Henry    T 213, 

424.   486,  4S7 490 

Fernald.     Robert   H... 212,  489 

Ferran,  C.  H 493 

Ferris,   Harry   C 484 

Fessenden.   Wm.   H 177 

Fetterolf.    Edw.    H 401 

Field,  Scott     416 

Field,  William    A 488 

Fikes,  Maurice  492 

Finch,  C.  S 479 

Finley.  A.  C 483 

Fisk,   Otis  H 212.  489 

Fisher,  G.    M 494 

Fisher,     B.  F 493 

Fisher,  Michael  M 429 

Fisher,  William    L 496,  503 

Fitch,  A.    M 472 

Fitch,  Clarence  W 48S 

Fitch,  George    E 226 

Fitch,  George    H 234 

Fitch.  John    A 225 

Fitchpatrick,   N.   G 506 

Fitzgibbons.   W.   L 481 

Flack.  A.   H 479.  480, 

481    482 


556 


HANDBOOK     OI-"     BETA     THETA     PI. 


Fleager.   Harry  A 502, 

503    507 

Flemming,   D.  J 496 

Fletcher,  Charles  E 505 

Fletcher,  G.    M 483 

Flenniken,  Fred  C 504 

Flood,  H.   S 491 

Flory,  Walter  L.  .^S"),  .-)02.  507 

Floto,    Julius     48b 

Folwell,  Amorv  P 444.  450 

Fonda.  C.   Percv 498 

Foote,  T.   Percy 506 

Forbes,  B.    E 494 

Forbes,  C.     H 484 

Forbes,  W.    H 505 

Ford,  Arthur  V 450 

Ford,  N.   0 491. 

Ford.  Warwick  S 495 

Ford.  \\.   IT 491 

Forrest,    William    S 7S 

Fosdick.  W.  P 503 

Foss,  Sam  W 212,  21S, 

270,  335,   44S 490 

Foster,  A.    G 480 

Foster,  C.    A 483 

Foster,  C.    H 497 

Foster,  Robert    V 432. 

437    475 

Foster,  W.    A 479 

Fountain,    W.    W 473 

Fowler,  Charles    11...  .2ir), 

430    435 

Fowler,  C.    S 48« 

Fowlkes,  Henrv  P 421 

Frame,  W.  R 69 

Fox,  Geo.  B. 478 

Francis    David    R Iin, 

160,    221,    302.    331.    345, 

418,  419   451 

Fra7.ee,  Wm.  D 428 

Frazer,   T.    C 502 

Frazier,  F.  F 503 

Frazier,  John    L 442 

Frazier,   Robert 496 


Freemaji,  Henry  E 496 

French,   J.   Ad 477 

Frisselle,  J.   E 498 

Frvc.    T.    W 494 

Fuller,  William  E 415,  418 

Fullerton,  William  D..210,  484 

Fullerton,  Robert    506 

Fullerton.  T.    A 41,     42 

Funk,   Benjamin  F 450 

Furst,  Clyde  B 217,  490 

Gaines,  Charles  K 491 

Gaither,   Alfred    485 

Galbraith,  Robert  C 41 

Galloway,  F.   A 4S<^ 

Galloway.  G.    G 502 

Gallowav,  Samuel    423 

Gallup,  Frank  A 486 

Ganntt,    James    B 426 

Gantz,    E.   J 87,  187 

Gard,    Homer    331,  485 

Gardiner,  A.  M 505 

Gardner,  T.  Y 78 

Garland,  David  S 441 

Garland,  H.  A 500 

Garrison,  Ernest    494 

Garrison,  W.     C 493 

Garrison,  Winfred    E 430 

Garthe,   Louis    233,  449 

Garvcr,   B.   F .502 

Garwood,  Don  A 189, 

478    4.-S1 

Gass,  F.  L 491 

Gatch,  Thomas  M 429,  431 

Gavin,  James  L...230,  457, 

494,   498,   499,  501,  502.  ..    508 

Gates,  Caleb  F 431 

Gaylord.  H.    B 503 

Gaylord,  H.    C 471 

Gebhardt,  J.  W 487,  48S 

Gee,  R.  N 500 

Geier,    O.    P 494 

Gerwig.    Walter    H 504 

Gcyer,   A.   F 500 


INDEX   OF  NAMES. 


557 


Gibbs,  Barnett    420 

Gibbs,  E.   E..... 493 

Giddings,   Corwin   H 507 

Gifford,   Harold  C 507 

Gilbert,  Barry     496 

Gilbert,  C.   C 18,  445 

Gilbert,  J.     1 482 

Gilbert,  M.    B 473 

Gilchrist,  Edgar  L 504 

Gillespie,  John   436 

Gillett,  O.  T 474 

Gillette,    Phillip    G 439 

Gilman,     S 497 

Gilmour,  A.    D.    P 491,  495 

Gilmour.  S.     A 498 

Gilpin,    J.   E 486.  487 

Glass,   j.    D 475 

Glazer.  Marcus  L 489 

Gledhill.  Arthur  R 490 

Glenn,  C.   M 494 

Glenn,  John    J 472 

Glenn,  Wilmer  D 487 

Glenn,  Wilbur    F 439 

Glessner,   E.   J 499 

Glover,  John   M 415 

Glover,  William   F 426 

Gobin.   Hilary   A 430,  433 

Goheen,   R.    H 498 

Goldsborough,  Winder  E.  .  434 
Good,  J.   Ed 134,   138, 

482    4S3,   494 497 

Goodhue,  William  C 427 

Goodenow,  C.  J 477 

Gooding,   Henry  Clay 425 

Goodman,    E 480,  485 

Goodrich,  Joseph    A 489 

Goodrich,  Nathaniel   L....   225 

Goodrich.  Frank   C 221.  495 

Goodspeed.  J.  M 478 

Goodwin.  C.   F 474 

Goodwin,  J.    P 500 

Goodwin,  John  R 428 

Goodwin,  John   S 189. 

190.  478    479 


Gordon.  John    B 139. 

216,    414,    415,    420.     445, 

447    476 

Gordon,  J.    C 333.   4:!<). 

486,  487,   488,  489.  490.  ..    491 
Gordon,  James    L 303, 

343    34S 

Gordon,  Thos.  B....13,  14. 

15.  16 17 

Gorman,   E.   A 502 

Gorrill,    W.    H 493.  508 

Gould,   James    f 443 

Grant,  A.  N 81,  84,  455. 

456,   476,   477,   436 495 

Grant,   John    A 443 

Grant.  John  H 369.  47  .. 

479    480 

Grant.  Thomas   H 507 

Graham,  J.    G 472 

Graham,  J.    P 48,  473 

Graham,  L.    S 503 

Graham,  Thomas    B 31 

Granger,  Miles  T 416    425 

Graves,  Wm.  L...226.  232. 

235.  305,   490,   498.   500...    501 

Gray,   Ansley    78 

Green,  William  F.  .40.  426.  428 

Greene,  Ed   C 503 

Greene,  Jesse    A 490 

Greenawalt    S.    E 486 

Greer,     S.  R -486 

Greer,  W.  J 487,  494 

Griffin,  Levi    T 416 

Griffin.  T.    J 472 

Griffith.  Arthur    F 431 

Griffith,  C.   A 497 

Griffiths,  .A.rthur  E 495 

Grigsby,   L.    A 500 

Grosscup,  Ben    S 169. 

191.  442 479 

GrosscuD.  Peter    S 218    413 

Grove,  J.  F 492 

Grover.  Ezra   S 449 

Grover.  Ira    G 472 


558 


HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA      PI. 


Grube,   R.   IT 481, 

486    487 

Gnilcc.    C.    G 497 

Gruvcr,  A.  0 497 

Gudger,  E.  C 501 

Gudger,  Francis    A 495 

Gudger,  H.   B 504 

Guest.  J.  W 483 

Guild,  William  T 483 

Gunnison,  A.  G 499 

Gunnison.  H.    F 480 

Gunnison.  Stanley    E.  .233, 

4.ifi,  497.   503    504 

Gunnison,  W.    B 169 

Gunsaulus.   Frank   VV..431,  433 

Gunter.   Walker  T 413 

Gwvn,    J.    A 493 

Hackendorf.  Walter  C....   507 

Hagar,   P.  J 50.5 

Hagler,   Howard   486 

Hagcnbuch,  Frank    504 

Hagenbuch,  G.    E 502 

Haines    Bernard    C 506 

Haines.  W.    N 505 

Haines.  William   T 423, 

475     480 

Hale,    L.    P 347.  440 

Halliday,    R.    C 480 

Hall,  Benton  J 416.  418 

Hall,  C.    A W4,  485 

Hall,  E.  P 4S6 

Hall,  F  500 

Hall,   F.   Dixon   482,  483 

Hall,  Jabez     55 

Halm,  G.   M 87,  4,56,  477 

Halsev.   Jobn   J 431 

lianii)erlin,    L.    R 486.  490 

Hamlin,  H.  J 488 

Hamilton,  Alexander    K...  444 

Hamilton,  Arch    W 16, 

IS.  20,  23.  25,  26 471 

Hamilton    David   G....442, 

474.   476,  482 483 

Hamilton,  E.    A 498 


Hamilton,  J.    A 47:; 

Hamilton,  Wm.    A 110, 

145,     148,     195..     204,    223, 

255,     283,    455,    456.     4S1. 

486,     488,    493,    495,    497, 

498.  500,   501.   506,   507...    516 

Hammond,  C.    R 477.  47.^ 

Hammond,  J.  J 485 

Haney.   Dick    426 

Hanford.    Franklin    .  .  .227. 

446    474 

Hanna,  John  416,  42S 

Hanna,  J.  Gal.  ..  .115.  12:!. 

145,  148,  216,  229,  233, 

250,  252,  282,  283.  455. 

456,  480,  4.S1,  482.  4S4. 

492,  493,  497,  498.  499...  502 

Hanna.  Will  B 4S4.  485 

Hanwav,  W.   A 473 

Harbine.  Thos 18,  :20.  427 

Hard,  Dudley   J...4SS.  492.  497 

Hard,  H.    A .500 

Hard,  W    499 

Hare,  Hobart   A 219, 

347,   439 447 

Hardawav,    Robert   A 445 

Harden,    Alfred    S 495 

Harder.   W.   J 487,  488 

Hardie.   George   R 4S6,  49:; 

Hardin.  Charles  H.  .11.  13. 

14,    15.   17,   18,  212 419 

Harding,  E.   C 483 

Hardi-son,   L.   L 491 

Hardy,  Edward  R 218, 

223,    255,    490,    491,    492, 

494.  495,  496,  497,  49S .  .  .    .500 
Harlan,  James    .  ..225.  414, 

418.   423,   424 429 

Harlan,  John   M.  .131,  216, 

291,    331,    3.3.3,    334.    .339, 

412,   413    421 

Harlow.   John   A 226,  228 

Harmon,  J.    D 486.   4S8.  489 

Harmon,  E.   C 488 


INDEX   OF  NAMES. 


559 


Harper,  Henry    W 435 

Harper,  Robert    G 424 

Harris,  M.    D 499 

Harris,  James    A 424 

Harris,  J.    C 481,  482 

Harris,  Henry  R 416,  418 

Harrison,  C.    H 84,     85 

Harrison,  E.  H 478 

Harrison.  Powell    427 

Harrison,  Z.    D 57 

Hart,  Alexander    504 

Hart,  William  E 504 

Hartman,  L.  0 497 

Harvey,  E.    B 432 

Harvev,   T 500 

Harvey,  J.    E 491 

Harvey,  Louis    P...1S,  423, 

419    427 

Hascall,  Lee  C 482 

Hastings,  William  T 489 

Hatch,    H.   A 498 

Hatfield,  James    1 211, 

434,    481    489 

Hatsfield.   H.   W 506 

Hattori.  Ichizo    227,  421 

Hawkins,  J.   W 498 

Hawk,   A.    J 479 

Hawley.  J.   B 501 

Hawley,  Joseph   W 506 

Hawortli,  C.   E 287,  482 

Haworth.   Erasmus    432 

Haxall,  Philip 447 

Hav,  Lawrence  G...31    32, 

33,  471,  479    481 

Hayes,  F.     Eugene 507 

Hayes,  Lee    443 

Hayner,  F.  M 474 

Haynes,  Artemas    J 438 

Haynes,  R.   J 478 

Hays,  C.    H 498 

Hays.  Harry    C 455 

Hazzard,  J.    1 481 

Hazzard,  Harry   C 495 


Heath,  J.  E 479,  480. 

481    483 

Heckendorf,  W.  C 505 

Heckert,   Charles   G 430 

HefYley,  G.  R 501 

Hegeman,  John  C 504 

Heisev,    E.    W 492 

Helmle,  George  B 482.  483 

Helsell,  Charles   A 506 

Helsell,  Frank    P 507 

Hemperly,   William    M 489 

Hemsing,    Maurice    A 507 

Henderson,  P.    F.  . .  . .  .495,  ,503 

Henderson,  Charles   R.  .64,  434 
Hendrick,   William   J.. 428, 

423    427 

Hendricks,  A.    W 21,  440 

Hendricks,  L.   A 338 

Henson.  Morris  A 489 

Hepburn,  Andrew    D.  .126, 
205.    243,    316,     338,    429, 

472,    486    487 

Hepburn,  Chas   M 129, 

140,  195,  205,  207,  208, 
217.  279,  316,  455,  484, 
485,    489,    490,    491,    492, 

493,    494    49S 

Hepburn,  W.    C 493 

Herbert.    Charles    T... 457,  491 

Herdien.    W.    L 49S 

Herod.  F.  C 503 

Herrick,  G.    E 4:^0,  494 

Herrick,  H.    B 486 

Herron.   John   W.  ..29,   95, 
96,  126,  1.53,  33,5,  338,  427, 

440,    454    479 

Hersey.  Henry   J 440 

Hersey,  Walter   L 433 

Hess,  Emerson  G 506 

Hester,  John  C 473 

He.ster,  M.   C 44 

Hetherington,   C.   E 494 

Hickok,    C.    E 487,  491 

Hickman,   William   H 429 


5o0 


HANDDOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 


IliRht,   J.    J 482 

llildcbrand,  James  B..492,  49:) 

Hildrup,   W.    T 480 

Hill,  Frank    P 450 

Hill,  J.   C 503 

Hill,  N.    A 502 

Hill,  O.     W 222,  492 

Hill,  R.   M 494 

Hill,  Ralph    N 506 

Hills,  James   H 41 

Hills,  O.  A 477 

Hinman,   W.   E 503 

Himes,   Isaac  N 209,  433 

Hinkley,  W.  B 498 

Hippard,  G.  F 56 

Hirst,  Augustine  C 430 

Hitchcock,   H.  A 498 

Hitchcock,  Henry    L 408 

Hitclicock,  H.    S 478 

Hitchcock,  Samuel  P.. 227,  499 
Hitt,   Robert  R 44.  333, 

416.  418 419 

Hoadiy,  George   ....25,  27, 

;!4,  43,   119.  202.  206,  298. 

330,  331,  420.  455.  471...    472 

Hohlctzell,  J.   J 503 

Hobson,  J.   C 84 

Hodge,  S.  C 487 

Hoffman,  Arthur    S 495 

Hoflfman,   T.    T> 499 

Hoffman,  R.  C 18 

Hoffman,  Henry   W 415 

T-Iogc,  Eugene  W 476 

Holdredgc,    Neil    C 504 

HoUaday,  Alexander    Q...  431 

Holladay,  L  L 45 

Holloway,  John    S.    W....   490 

Holloway,  Samuel 490 

Holman,   C.   V 347 

Holman,   W.   H 481 

Holmes,  Frank    H 227 

Holmes,  G.    W 502 

Hood,  F.    C 479 

Hood,    William 442 


Hook,  Edw.    B 44? 

Hooker,    Henry    S 427 

Hooper,  Thomas   W 437 

Hoover,  A    480 

Hoover,  G.    W 501 

Hoover,  P.    M 498 

Hopkins,  Abner   C 437 

Hopkins,  John   C 503 

Hopkins,  John     144,219 

Hoikins,     Scott  411 

Hopper,  H.  N 490 

Hormel,   F.   C 475,  476 

Hornbcck,    Stanley   K 231 

Horton.  B.    B 492 

Hoskins,  George.  .208,  287,  487 

Hoss,  Elijah    r. 228,  436 

Hoss,  Sessler    503 

Hougham,  John   S 451 

Houston,  W.   M 21 

Plouston,  I.    P 473 

Howard,  Jonas  G 416,  428 

Howard,  John    473 

Howard,  Henry    S 507 

Howd,  Emmott   488 

Howe,    C.    M 493.  495 

Howell,   H.   J 503 

Hovt,  Albert  E 449 

Hovt,  A.   P 480,  481, 

483    486 

Hubbell,   O.    Z 478 

Hudson,  Robert  G 427 

Hudson,  Robert  N 30 

Huffer,  S.  W 499 

Hughes,  Arthur  L 268, 

479    480 

Hughes,  Isaac    M 472,  489 

Huggins.  W.  H 504 

Hup'hcs,  J.   R 481 

Hughes.  T.    W 473 

Hulburt,  W.   H 494 

Hull,  George  G 443 

Hull,  Horace  A 504 

Hume.   Alfred   488 

Hume,  Howard   504 


INDEX   OF  NAMES. 


561 


Hume,  W.   T 91 

Humphrey,  Cal    .  . .- 4>!7 

Humphrey,  M.    C 503 

Huhphrey,  S.  S 487 

Humphreys,  A.    B 492 

Humphreys,  Karl   E 507 

Humphreys,  Harrie   M....   218 

Humphreys,  W.    P 496.  507 

Hunker,  John  J 446 

Hunnicutt,    William  L.  C.  .   430 

Hunt,  Albert   W 496 

Hunt,  Reid    493 

Hunt,  William    E 472 

Hunter,  Alexander    ...286,  473 

Hunter,  Robert    450 

Hunter,  Willis    R 496 

Huston,  S.   A 498 

Hyde,   W.    G 457,   484,  485 

Inglehart,  F.  C...335,  435,  474 
Inglehart,  William     ...480, 

481    484 

Iliff,  Thomas  C 435 

Insley,  Harry  E...479,  506,  508 

Irish,  F.  M 494 

Irwin,  Henderson   504 

Irvin,  J.   N 475 

Irvine.  A.   W 473 

Isert.  J.  G.  H 504 

Israel,  W.   R 91,  480 

Ives,    Arthur    S 489 

Izlar,  James   F 416,  422 

Jackson,  Henry    M 76, 

221  ." 437 

Jackson,  Louis  H 57 

Jackson,  M.  H 9 503 

Jackson,  Robert    D 430 

Jackson,  Thomas   W. ..487,  488 

Jacobs,  H.  H 491 

Jacobs,  Robert    P 427 

Jaggard,  Edwin   A 129, 

224     426 

Jaggard.  William  W 219 

James,  E.  R 494 

Jamison,  Roy  H 506 


January.   W.  H...106,  267,  480 

Jcnks,   Nathan   493 

Jenkins,  Burris    A 431 

Jenkins,  C.    A 500 

Jenkins,  D.    J 58 

Jenkins,  George    R 490 

Jenney,   R.   E 503 

Jewell,   F.   C 493 

Jobbins,  W.  E 481 

Johanson.  Joel  M 231 

Johnson,  Bertrand    R 496 

lohnson,  C.    A 473 

Johnson,  D.    M 473 

Johnson,  E.    L 434 

Johnson,  Henrv  H..14,  15, 

16    17 

Johnson.  Martin    N....415,  428 

Johnson,   P    486 

Tohnson,  William   T 504 

Johnston,  B.    R 506 

Johnston,  Chas.    E 506 

Johnston,  F.     P 50] 

Johnston,  Geo.  B..132,  333, 

231,   438 

Johnston,  Herbert   L 490 

Johnston,  James    C 488 

Johnston.  R.    M 502 

Johnston,  W.    L 475 

Johnston,  W.    N 476 

Jones,  Albert  J 506 

Jones,  C.  C 492 

Jones,  Edwin  C 507 

Jones.  H.  H 493 

Jones,  John  H 471 

Tones,  J.   R 506 

Jones,  N.    W 491 

Jones,  Ralph.    K,   216,   222, 

255,  455,  457,  485 493 

Tones,  T.   C 497 

Jones.  William    S 490 

Tones,  W.  T 504 

Toy,  Arthur  B 496 

Joy,  C.  S 502 

Joyce,  Arthur   R 507 


562 


HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 


Jovce,   F.  M.,  12'J,  195,  203, 
204,    226,    208.    IS  16,    455, 

480.  484.  485,  494 502 

Judsnn,  L.    E 485,   486 

Junpcrman,  A.  J 494 

JungeTman,  C.    L 48!!,    486 

JmiKerman,  E.   W 497 

Jiincau.  W.  J 502 

Junkin,  A.  C 311 

Kaiser.  John    B 507 

Kauffman,  J.    Calvin,    211, 

470.   4St,   489 491) 

Kauffman.    Samuel    S..2()l.  482 

Keating,  David  T 496 

Kceler,  Charles   A 448 

Kecler.  Ralph  W,  232,  233, 

235 503 

Keenc.  George  F 43!) 

Keener,  U.    II 501 

Keep,  William  B 441 

Kcever.  B.  M 493 

Keigwin,  Harry   472 

Keller,  J.    A 473 

Keller,   William  S   230,  235, 

504,    505 

Kellogg,   D.  0 479,480 

Kellogg,  G.   G 498,  499 

Kellev.  Will  H 218 

Kelsc''.  William  B 218,  493 

Kendig,   it.  J 485 

Kennedy,  J.   W 483 

Kennedy,  L.  K 504 

Kennedy,  William  S 447 

Kennicott.    Ransom   E 491 

Kent    William    11 476.  481 

Kerr,  Charles    V 444 

Kerr,  R.  F 486 

Ketcham,  Chas.  B 205 

Kewshaw,  Frank  S....457,  487 

Keys,  B.  S 477 

Kiegwin,  Harry   473 

Kimball,  Benjamin  A 443 

Kimball.  T.  R 494 

Kimmel,  Ira  W 494 


King,  John   C 507 

King,   R.J 497 

King,   F>ruce  T 496 

King,  W.  G 486 

Kinkhead.  Ellis  G 233,  489 

Kinman,  E.  M 478 

Kinnear,  Wilson  D 443 

Kinsev,  W.  M, .3.33,  335,  416 

Kinsolving,  Geo.  H 221,  437 

Kifizie,   Robert   A 444 

Kipp,   A.    R r>{):>,   506 

Kirkland,   Bayley  K....1S5,  480 

Kirkpatrick,  !..   R 501 

Kirkwood.   Daniel 4(>;.  434 

Kissell,  A.   S 498 

Kissell,  H.  S 492 

Kleeberger,   C.   A 479 

Klumpp.   J.    B 491 

Knapp,  Geo 498 

Knapp.  W.  W 500 

Knepper.  E.  H 502 

Knight,     A.  H 500 

Knight,   R.    R    501 

Knittle,  Alfred   D 489 

Knox,  John  Reilv,  9,  12, 
13.  14,  126,  130,  "l48,  151, 
152,  i85,  210,  220,  222, 
234,   338,   352,   425,   454,... 488 

Knote.    T.    W ,506 

Koch,  Albert  C .505 

Kranse,  Arno    D 231,  505 

Kreimer,  R.  E 498 

Kummel,  Henry  B 424 

Kurtz,  Charles  J 507 

Laas,   C.   F 494,  495 

Ladd,  S.  W .501 

LaForce,  E.  F 494 

Lake,  Rush  C 484 

Lamar,  Joseph  R 425,  456- 

Lampson,  R.  D.  . .  .486.  487,  488 
Lampton,   Thaddeus   B....   424 

Lancaster.  W.  C 501 

l.andis,  Charles  B 416- 

Landis,  W.    V.    T 492 


INDEX    OF   NAMES. 


56' 


Landon,  Melville  D.  ..  .  ^9,  448 

Landrith.  Ira   4;iv 

Langford,  R.   W 497 

Lantis,   Lee   0 496 

Larick,  B.  F 498 

Larkin,   Arthur    E 507 

Larrabee,  Wm.  C 40r^ 

Larson,  A.   M 503 

Larson,  i^red  A 50G 

Larus,  John  R 479 

Lasher.  George  W 438 

Lass,  W.  P 501 

Latham,  Mihon  S,  414,  415, 

410 44r. 

La  Tourette.  Louis 16(3 

Lawrence,  J.  M 478 

Laws,  S.  S 36,  429,  430,  471 

Layton,   R.   D 492,  494 

Leach,   C.   E 505 

Leake,  J.  J 125,  128 

Lederle,  Ernest  J 227,  439 

Lee,  Blewett  H 442 

Lee,  Frederick  S 434 

Lee,  John    C 221 

Leffingwell.    Charles    W...    438 

Lehan,  William    H 496 

Lehan,  Sears    502,  503 

Lemon,     Charles     A.,    486, 

487 489 

Lent,  E.   B 488 

Lentz,  John  J.  144,  335,  416, 

455 480 

Leonard,  Charles  H....439.  447 

Leonard,  Edwin  Jr 446 

Leonard.  H.    R    500 

Leonard,  W,   E.   C 496 

Letherman.  C,  R 472 

Levings.  C.  S  497.  499,  500,  501 

Levings.  Robert  S 505 

Lewis,   C,    C 483,  499 

Lewis,  DeLancey   503,  504 

Lewis,  E.  F 482 

Lewis,  J.  W 501 

Lewis,  M.    F 501 


Lewis,  Miles   W    427 

Lewis,  Robert    E 2.33,   413 

Lewis,  W.    S 479 

Libby,    O.    E 494 

Lilienthal   Howard   433 

Lindsay,  J.  E 473 

Lindsay,  Samuel    M.  .   227,   432 

Lindsay,  W.   B 479,  480 

Lingle,    Walt(_r   L 4S9 

Linn,  Alonzo    434 

Linton,  David 13.  14.  208 

Little,  Albert  K 507 

Little,  C.  H 475 

Little.  James  F 34 

Little.  Lsaiah     471 

Livingston.    Augustus    ....   177 

Lobban.  W.  P 494 

Lobdell.  N.  L 498 

Locke,  Owen  A 432,  506 

Lockey,   R 5ui 

Lockwood,  George  R.  .476,  4r^4 

Lodge,  Dr.   Gonzalez 277 

Logan,  Frank  502 

Loechler,  H.  F 506 

Lonev,  J    480 

Long,  Isaac  J .431,  437 

Long,  James    19,   239 

Loomis    George   431 

Lord,  Frank  E 269 

Lothrop,   Earl   P 489 

Loud,   Henry  S 444 

Loner,  Solon   203 

Love,   S.   C 473 

Lovett.  Edgar  0 434,   487 

Lovett,  John   L 221 

Lovett,  J.  W 475 

Lowden.  Frank  0.234,  416,  428 

Lowe,   J.    S 477 

Lozier.  Horace  G,  158,  269,  507 
Lozier,  John     H.     72,     266, 
338.  435,  474,  475,  478..  .  .    .501 

Lucas,  E,  D 501 

Luckett,  Samuel  M 431,  437 


5()4 


HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 


Lurton.  Horace     H.,     218, 

338.   426,    474 

Lurton,  Horace    M 413 

Luscher,  Louis    481 

Lyman,  H.   C 486 

Lvnch,  Augustus     D.     4.54, 

■473,    480 

Lvnch.   A.   T O.-).  96 

Lvon,  James  R 294,  424 

Lvons.  James 329.  333,  334 

MacAlarney.  Robert  E  217.  218 

Macbeth,   Alex   B 49.5 

MacDonald,  Jas.   B 491 

MacGregor,   Donald    491 

Machatton.  B.  R 49 1 

Mack,   H 48(5 

Mackenzie.  Jonh   N 439 

:\lackey,   J.    L 4i'^l 

MacRae.  H.  S 474 

^ifadison,  C.  R 486 

Magce.  Rufus    417 

Magruder.  William  T..  279,  484 

Mahan    Frank    477 

Maiken.   F.    B 502 

^Maison.     R.     S..     4S3.     484, 

48-).  486 487 

Maison,  W.  E 482 

Makepeace,  William  D.167,  486 

Malone,  Booth   M 440,  508 

Mallard,   Robert  Q 437 

Mann.   Robert  M 488.  497 

Manley,  Charles  S 486 

Manly,  George  C.  .457.  4S5,  508 

Manley,  Mark 486 

Alanley.  Williston,  255,  486,491 

Manning,  E.  T 499 

Mansfield,   Goo.   W 176 

Alansur,  Isaiah   424 

Markel.   H.    A 191 

Marlovv.  W.  C 498 

Marciuis.  David  C 436 

Marsh,  E.  B 500 

Marshall.  Clifton  G  264 

Marshall,  G.  L 500 


Marshall,  Harry  C 424 

Marshall,  Humphrey,     240, 

415,  417,   418 445 

Marshall,  John   420,  501 

Marshall,  J.  L 500 

Marshall,  Samuel     Taylor, 
9,   11,   12,   13,   15,    16,    17, 

126,  142,  219,  309 316 

Marshall,  T.  D 482,  484 

Marshall,  Wm.  M 432 

Martin,  Andrew  B 428 

Martin,  Charles 37 

Martin,  Edwin  L 201,  481 

Martin,  Kino-sley  L 489 

Martin,  Samuel  K 446 

Martin,  W.  A.  P.  .210,  226, 

.333,  343 448 

Martin,  Wm.    S 18.    19 

Marvin,   John   G 424 

ALason,  G.  M 498 

Mason,  Rodney 20 

Mafheny.    W.    A 504 

Mathes.  John 498 

Mattern,  Rov  B 490 

Matthews,  C 486 

Matthews,  James 239 

Matthews,  Henry   M 420 

Matthews,  Stanley,    80,  297, 
412.    413,    414,     415.    423, 

428.    445,    471 477 

Matthews.  W.   B 481 

Matson,  Courtland  C.  .416,  421 

Maxwell.  Allison 4  75.    482 

Maxwell.  J    M 473 

Maxwell,  W.    W 490 

Mavnard,  L.  C 492 

McAdoo,    V.    C 494 

Mc Alpine,  John  C 490 

McAncnv,  Leonard  G 505 

McAulev.  Edwin  H 59 

McCausland,   E.   F 484 

McDaniel,    Alfred    C 489 

McDavid.  John  J 449 


INDEX   OF  NAMES. 


565 


McDiarmid,  Campbell    J. .  . 

148,    4o:),    456,    4  93,     494, 

495,  497   498 

McDiarmid,  Everett  W...  219 
McDill.  James  W.  .41.  394, 

414,    415    424 

McDonald,  E.   M 474 

McDonald,  J.  E.  ..:'.;!i,  :•,?,:] 

414,   416    42U 

McDonald,  J.    H 481 

McDonald,  J.    V 49() 

McDonald,  R.   F 491 

McDonald,  William   F 427 

McDowell,    Harrv    W 492 

McCabe,  Lorenzo    D 429 

McCabe,  R.    R 480 

McCague,  James  A 219 

McCain,  A.   A 485 

McCarter,  E.    B 490.  493 

McCarter,  C.   H 477 

McCarter,  R.   R.,  Jr 492 

McCanley,  G.   W 473 

McCausland,   E.   F.  .' 4S4 

McClanghrav,  Robert  W.  .  450 

McClain,  A 491 

McClain,  Donald    50:i 

McClain,  Emlin     426,  433 

McCleary,    Daniel..  18,    19, 

20     239 

McClelland    Thomas.  ..476,  4'^1 

McClintock,  John  C 43G 

McColIoch.   Robt.    P 428 

McConkev,  T.  G 482 

McConnell,   R.    K 501 

McCormick,  John   W.  .416,  427 

McCoy,  J.  W 478 

McCulloh,    William    J 424 

McClnng,    D.    W.  .455,  472,  492 

McClure,  E.  B 482 

McClure,    J.    W 485 

McElrath,  Thos.  J 428 

McFarland,  C.  L 492 

McFarlane.  W.  C 503 

McGahie,    Fred   H 489 


McGaw,  James  A.  P 430 

McGenniss,    C.    B 481 

McGilton,  Edmund  G..230,  420 

McGregor,   William    473 

Mcllwaine,   C.    R 479,  480 

Mclllwaine,    Richard.  .  ..4S. 

293.   335,  427 430 

McKean,   H.   G 48(> 

McKee,  H.  W 50 

McKee,  James   F 472 

McKee,  J.    L 126,    338,  472 

McKee,  Samuel    472,  473 

McKeehan,  Jos.   A 495 

McKenzie,   J.    H..483,   484,  485 

McKibben,   J.    P 506 

McKibben.    H.    D 503 

McKillip,   L.   H 500 

McKinley,  Jos    498 

McKinley,  Robt.     M 495 

McKinnon,   J.    W 477 

McLain,  John   S 449 

McLaughlin,  R.  M 502 

McLeau,  N.  Douglas   234 

McLean,  William    P...416,  427 

McLeod.  J.  F 4-^5 

McMaster.   Lerov    50."! 

McMillan,    G.    R 32 

McMillin,    F.    C...478,   482.  483 

McNab,    J 499 

McNab,    Walter    S 507 

McNair,  A.  deR 482 

McNear,    F.   W 489 

McNeil,   John  R 505 

McPherren,  H.   C 506 

McPherson.  Marcus    L 42S 

McPherson,  T.    R 477 

McRae,   Charles   S 420 

McWhinnev    Lerov    505 

McWilliams,  j.  F.' 480 

McVey,   Alfred   H 442 

Mead,  A.  N 478 

Meek.    H.    G 504 

Mendenhall,   James   W 435 


566 


HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 


Mendcnhall.    Ihos.     C. .264, 

:i33,    41S    431 

Mcnough,  L.  D 499 

Mcrcia.  Charles  0 4;?() 

Mcrcur,    Ulysses. .  .21,   415,  425 

Merkel.    Arthur   E 496 

Merrick.    Richard    T 440 

Merrill,   Sanuici    419 

Merrill,    r.    J 225,  499 

Merrill,   \V.   C 494,  49o 

Mcrritt,   Worth    48.3 

Mertz,   J.   H 483 

Merwin,   Samuel.. 232,   233,  448 

Michael,  A.  J 476 

Miers,   Rohert   W.224,  410.  476 

Miles,  W.   R 502 

Millar,   Samuel   R 419 

Millard,  Julian     217,  223 

Millard,   B.  F 23,  31,  471 

Miller,  Alfred    J 489 

Miller,  C.    W 493,   494  500 

Miller.    i'Ved   J.... 488,   501  502 

Miller,   David    R 437 

Miller,  E.  T 502 

Miller.  Ceo.     H 495 

Miller.    11.    A 500 

Miller,  John     S 440 

Miller,  Melville    W 230 

Miller,  O.    R 502 

Miller,  Ralph    B 230,  504 

Miller,  R.    E 501 

Milligan,  M.  S 4,52 

Miller,   S.     D 472,  474 

Miller,  W.    R 497 

Mills,  George    M 507 

Mills,  Thomas    R 427 

MilKaps.   Reuben   W 447 

-Millspaugh,   V.  W 499 

Minor,  Benjamin  S 132,  333 

Minton.  Joseph  C 279 

Mitchell.   C.    S 503 

Mitchell,  G.    S 476 

Mitchell,  Harvey    F 279 


Mitchell,  H.  W...213,  219, 
227,     456,     487,     488,    402, 

493,  498,  499.  501 502 

Mitchell,  Thos.    G..19,    445,    471 

Mitchell,  W.   S 499 

Moffatt,    J.    E 56,  474 

Moffett,    A.    D 482 

Moffett,  F.     S 492 

Monfort,  E.    R 436,  474 

Monfort,  F.   D 493 

Monfort,  Francis    C 436 

Monroe.  John    N 234 

Monroe,  O.    B 480 

Montague,  Andrew  J.  .227, 

229,  345,  347,  420 495 

Montgomery,   H.   Lucius...   4d5 
Montgomery,  John    R.  .484,  485 

Montgomery,  L    485 

Montgomerv    W.    M 494 

Moore,  Alfred    W 507 

Moore,  C.    E 503 

Moore.  Clarence    i> 496 

Moore,  David  H..  .  .60,  74, 
95,  96,  153,  225,  226,  338, 
429,  435,  454,  474,  473 ..  .   475 

Moore,  D.    S 482 

Moore,  Ellanson    A 419 

Moore,  G.    B 481 

Moore,  J.     J 491,  493 

Moore,  John  W.,  Jr... 489,  490 

Moore,  Joseph    M 425,  426 

Moore,   Julian    H .506 

Moore  Philip    N 447.  475 

Moore,  R.     V 3;6,  472 

Moore,  Wi.    A 47S 

Moore,  W.    Cabell 496 

Morehead.  James    T...422,  427 

Morehead.  John   M 40 

Moorehcad.   J.    R 481,  482 

Morgan,  Rich 78 

Morgan,  Robt.    J.  .426,  428,  442 

Morgan,  Y.    P 489 

Morris,  Howard    441 

Morris,  James   L 507 


INDEX   OF  NAMES. 


567 


Morris,  J.   S 503 

Morris,  W.   E 48G 

Morrison,  J.    B 477 

Morrison,  R.    G 502 

Morrison,  S.    A 4S7 

Morrow,   D.   W 492 

Morton,  John   473 

Morton,     John   M 4iy 

Morton,  Oliver   P...30,  :!1, 

33,  70,  414,  415,  417,  419, .  .4rfi 

Morse,  H.  C 500 

Moseley,  R.   B 503 

Moulton,   Frank   W 493 

Mower,   C.  K 485 

Muller,    Frank    275 

Mulliken,  E.  W 472 

Mullins.    R.    C 501 

Mumford,  Edward  W 228 

Munger,  E.   H 3G 

Munger,  Theo.     J" 226, 

262,  264,  438    448 

Munroe,  OHver  B 449 

Murchison,  K.   M 40 

Murphy.   R.   L 501 

Murray,    Earl    W 231 

Musser,  D 480 

Musser,  S.    G 501 

Mussey,   W.    0 455    487 

Myers,  C.  T 497 

Mvers,  E.    Roy 498 

Mvers.  W.     J 503,  504 

Naftzger.    Rov    E 506 

Nail,   R.   H 59 

Nance,  Albinus   420,  422 

Nasmith,  Charles  R 231 

Nave,  Orville  J 435 

Naylor.  H.  R 476 

Neal,  Benjamin    E 228 

Needham,  Charles  E 479 

Neel,  E.    A 495 

Nelson,  J.    P 89 

Nelson,  A.    S 491 

Nesbitt,  G.  A 480 

Nesslage,   J.    H 477 


New,  J.  A. 476 

Newberry,  John  S 331, 

416,   424,   432,   441 472 

Newbrook,  W.   G.487,  488,  489 

Newman,    T.    G 481 

Newton,   E.   W 483 

Nevins,  Robert  P 449 

Nichols,  Edwin  B 499 

Nichols,  J.    C 501 

Nichols,  Milton   H 504 

Nieman,   Howard    497 

Niles,      H.    G 481 

Nimmons,   Wm.   T 504 

Noble,  John  W...135,  212, 

335,    33"^    418 

Norton,  Charles  A 471 

Norvell,   Robert   M 489 

Nutt.    Cyrus    408 

Nutting,   T.   D 472 

Oakes,    vviarren   D 225, 

457,  497,  498,  502,  506...    50S 
O'Brien,   Charles   F....233, 

506,    507 

Odell,   Benjamin  B..  ..154, 

226,    229,    300,    341,    342, 

344,    347    420 

Odell,  L.  L 502 

Ogbourn,  J.   H 491 

Ogg,     Frederic  A 496 

Oglesby,  O.   T 502 

Olds,   Ira    474 

Olcott,   C.    S 480 

Oliver,  C.   S 502 

O'Neal,  E.   F 491 

Oram,  J.  A 478 

Orndorff,  Robert  B 505 

Orr,  Gustavus    J.. 424,  434 

Orr,  T.    G 506 

Orr,  Thos.    X 340 

Osborn,  D.    E 480,  481 

Osborn,  William     478 

Osborn.  Wm.    K 32.     33 

Osborne,  Insley   507 

Ostrander,    F.    W 490 


5f)8 


HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 


Otis,   E.     P 482 

Otis,  H.     B 492,  494 

Otis,   P.   A 475 

Overmeycr,  John   422,  474 

Oviatt,  Thomas  M 471 

Owen,   Joshua   T 44.').  449 

Owen,  Richard    424 

Paddack,  Alexander.  16,  17,  471 

Page,   W.   Nelson 50.5 

Paine,  G.    E 472 

Paine,  Halbert  E..415.  418, 

445,    471    472 

Paine.  Thomas   F 507 

Paine,  Theo.  H 472 

Paine,  T.    S 471 

Parker.   Charles   E 484 

Palmer,  Charles   W 471 

Palmer,  Elliot    B 490 

Palmer,  G.    B 500,  501 

Palmer,  T.   H 497 

Palmer,  W.   D 495 

Parent,   F.   D 499 

Park.  M.    G 483.  484 

Park,    Orville   A 489 

Parker,  Charles    E 487 

Parker,  I.    C 504 

Parker,  R.    S 502 

Parkhill    Charles   B 425 

Parks,  Clarence    M 440 

Parks,  Hamilton    475 

Parks,  J.    J 476 

Parks,  S.  S 49.^ 

Parmelee,  W.  B 482 

Parrish,  C.    J 490 

Parrish,  L.   N 501 

Parrott.    Charles    44.3,  473 

Parsons,  Eli    Burt    233 

Parsons,  Willard  G 225 

Parvin,    Theophilis 3'31, 

335     439 

Pattee,   C.    H 499 

Patterson,   A.   A.  .487,  492,   493 

Patterson.   C.   W ,500 

Patterson,  James  K...430,  473 


Patterson,  John   H 231 

447     474 

Patterson,  R.    P...  479,  480,  483 

Patterson,  W.    K 473 

Patterson,  W.    R 502 

Pattison,  John  M.233,   416, 

420    446 

Patton,   A.   C 483.   484,  500 

Paul,  Amasa  C 441 

Payne,   Charles   M 437 

Pearson,   F.   B 481 

Pearsons,  H.  P 491 

Prase.   James   F 505,  506 

Peebles,  John  K 455 

Peck,  Raymond    E 495 

Peck,  William  Ware 425 

Pcgram,  George  H 444 

Peirce,  Charles  R 471 

Pelton,  Timothy  D 33.  416 

Pendleton,  D.    L 487 

Pennev,   Levi    472 

Penny^  John  P 422,  472 

Penrose,  Boies     221,  414 

Penrose.  Richard   A.   F. ...   434 

Percival,   F.  R 482 

Perkins,  Eli    343 

Perkins,  Elliot    L 496 

Perkins,  Geo.   H 61,  424 

Perkins,  Louis    G 439 

Perkinson,  W.   H 480 

Pcttibone,  R.  F 479 

Pettit.    W.    V 491 

Pfau,  W.  H 484,  485 

Phelns,  Delos    P 418 

Phelps,  E.   J 494 

Phelps.  W.    F 486,  487 

Philbrook,  Earle  W 506 

Phlegar,    H.   J 505 

Pickens,    W.    A 480 

Pierce,  Bradford  K 435 

Pierce,  C.    C 486 

Pierce,  David   S 428 

Pierce,  Geo.    E 408 

Pierce,  John   424 


INDEX   OF  NAMES. 


569 


Pierce,  Robert  B.   F. .  .224, 

416     479 

Pilson,  J.  W.  H 49S 

Pike,    G.    E 498 

Pingree,  M.  A 480 

Pinkerton,  J.  L 56 

Piper,   Judson   E 232,  505 

Pitkin,   F.   L 494 

Pitts,    Barton    480 

Pitzer,  A.  W 333,  334  437 

Place,  Alfred  W 495 

Plaggmeyer.    H.    W 502 

Planck,  D.   C 502 

Platter,   H 490 

Plume,  R.  C 480 

Pollard,  E.    B 485 

Pollard,  John    G 426,  428 

Pollard,  Henry  M 416 

Pomerene,   F.    E 488 

Poole,   A.   C 481,  482,  485 

Poor,  W.  B 497 

Pope.  A.    T 49,  428 

Pope,  C.    J 481 

Po-e,  P.    M 506 

Poppleton,  A.  J.  .  .  .92,  296, 

441    479 

Porter,  Albert  G.  .110,  121, 

240,  416,  417,  418 420 

Porter,  C.    M 484 

Porter.  Edward    H 219 

Post.  F.    T 482 

Post,  L.  L 505 

Potter,  Wavman  H 436 

Potter,  Wilkins  W 177 

Poulson,   C.   A 493 

Powe,  Sam  H 18,  19 

Powell,  J.    E 478 

Powell,  Robert     428 

Powell,  Thomas  B 496 

Powers.    O.    H 483,493 

Pratt,  A.    P 493 

Pratt,  H.    F 505 

Pratt.  John   F 446 

Pratt,  William   H 444 


Preston,  Thomas  L.  .  ..437,  476 

Prettyman,  Virgil   489 

Pretzman,   C.   J 483 

Price,  Thomas  R...78,  209, 

228    433 

Price,  Oscar   F 428 

Priest,  Henry  S.  ..218,  413, 

442    476 

Priestley,  William  T 489 

Pritchard,  W.  H 478 

Proudfit.   Stanley    481 

Prugh,    John    H 438,  479 

Prvor,  William  R 438 

Pugh,  W.  A 482 

Pugsle-    Jacob   J 333,  415 

Pyle,  W.  H 472 

Pythian,  J.  L 487 

Quail,  H 472 

Quay,  Matthew  S..213,  221, 
2R0,  333,   414,  415,  423...    472 

Ouick,  Frank  P 505 

Quinn,  Arthur  H.  .222,  228,  448 

Radliflf,  Kelton  C 485 

Radliff,  Kelton   C 487 

Ragsdale,  O.  M 503 

Ramsauer,  Wm.   H....504,  505 

Ramsay,  G.  J 480 

Ramsay,  James  S 436,  486 

Ramsey,  G.  A 494 

Ranev,  George  P 423,  425 

Rankin,  C.    F 491 

Rankin,  George  C...87,  93, 

188,  190,  456,  476 477 

Rankin.  J.    E 473 

Rankin,  R.   C 478 

Rankin.  William  T 442,  477 

Ransom  W.  C...78,  88,  95, 
96,  114,  126,  145,  169,  171, 
193,  201,  zi)i,  222,  223, 
283,  310,  338,  451.  457, 
471,    472,    477,    479,    480, 

481,  482,  483,  484 492 

Ransom,    W.    Wilfred 496 

Ransome,   Frederick  L. .  . .   451 


570 


HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 


Raub,  C.  H 499 

Rawlins,  Joseph  L. 221,  414,  415 

Ray,  F.  W 500 

Rav.  John  W 423 

Ray,  R.    H 506 

Ra-moiul,  C.   B 486 

Raymond,  Jerome  H...223,  429 

Read,  H.  C 481 

Read,  James    F 424,  443 

Read,  W.   W 493 

Reagan,  A.  W 471 

Reagan,  Tmomas    471 

Reamy,  T.  A.  .  .95,  96.  408, 
439,    454,     477,    492,    493, 

494,  495.  500,  501 504 

Rcaney,  James   480 

Reasoner,  F.  M 502 

Reed,  G.  W 485 

Reese,    Harry    A 489    490 

Reeves,  Henry  A 416 

Reid,  A.    M. . ". 472 

Reid,  William    T 429 

•Rcnilcy,  Milton   ...218,423,  428 

Reynolds,   11.   R 499 

Reynolds,  James     IM 442 

Reynolds,  Jos.    C 339 

Reynolds,  VV.   Z 501 

Rice,     Ernest   422 

Rice,   H.     H 474 

Rich,      A.    1) 487    488,  489 

Rich,  Charles    A..  .385,  4.'')0,  486 

Rich,  F 491 

Richards,  F.    F 502 

Richards,  J'Vank    1 490 

Riciiards.  J.    R 494 

Richardson,  A.  B 477 

Richmond,  Russell  W.  .225.  498 

Ridenour.   W.   A 501 

Rider,     Ira  E 417 

Riggs.   T.    D.     S 70      77 

Riggs,  Robert     B 424,  434 

Riley,  Geo.   W 495 

Riley,  J.    S 503 

Rile,    Walter    B 496 


Rippey,   C.   H 473 

Risley,  Samuel  D 439 

Ristine,  Frank    H 505 

Ristine,  H.    T 501 

Rives,  Timothy  426 

Rixford,   L.    P 491 

Robb,  Willis  0 93.  96, 

110,  115,  130,  148,  190, 
191,  194,  195,  203,  210, 
217,  219,  220,  221,  222, 
223,  224,  229,  233,  289, 
348,  454,  456,  4'83,  479, 
482,    48,3,    488,    489,    494, 

497,   499,   ,500 505 

Roberts,  John    4v;i 

Roberts,  Willis    E 506 

Roberts.  W.    0 476,  477 

Robertson,  A.   L 475 

Robertson,  C.  J 481 

Robertson,  J.  B 485 

Robertson,  R.  A.   H 25 

Robinson,  Bascom   H 446 

Robinson.  C.    H 49S 

Robinson.  C.   K 503 

Robinson,  Harry   S 507 

Robinson,  J.   J 481 

Robinson,  Oliver    505 

Robinson,  R.    C 497 

Robinson.  Samuel   A 496 

Robison.  John  A 188,  478 

Rodgers,  J.  F 492 

Rogers,  T.    H 473 

Rogers,  Walter    B 505 

Rohbach.  James  A 218 

Rollins,  Thomas    S 491 

Rollins,  Wallace   E 489 

Rominger.  J.  A 493 

Rooney,   Frank  M 215,  487 

Roper,  D'Arcy  W 496 

Rose,  T    T 4r7 

Rosebro,  B.   M 492 

Rosebro,   T.    N 184 

Rosebro,  J.  W 475 

Roscr,  S.  D 4b4 


INDEX   OF  NAMES. 


571 


Ross,  E.  B 500 

Roth,  J.  J 506 

Rothrock.  M.  W 500 

Rouse,  A.  B 494 

Rowe,  Percy  4S7 

Rowse.  E.  J 502 

Roys,  Cvrus  D 441,  434, 

485,  486 487 

Royse.  Clarence  A 490 

Rovster,  W.   S 498 

Ruby,  H.  W o02 

Ruf,  Louis  F 211 

Ruger,  Karl    472 

Ruggles,  E.   F 490 

Ruhm,  J.  J.  G 483 

Ruhm,  Herman    D 488 

Rumble,  H.  H 486 

Runyan,  Edw.  W 195,  455 

Runyon,   Charles   492 

Rusk,  J.  T 474 

Russell,  Antoine   E....219,  494 

Russell.  W.    E 483,  493 

Rust.   A.    L 498 

Rvan,    Michael   C...13.    14,  310 

Ryors,  Alfred    474 

Ryors,  Robert    S 50,  428 

Saal  George  F...497,  483, 

484    485 

Sabine.  Wallace  C 226,  433 

Sackett,   J.   T 483 

Safford.  James   M. 240,  424,  434 

Safford.  J.    P 473 

Sailor.  Robert   W 503 

Sale,  Lee   484 

Salisbury.   Rollin   D 432 

Salsich,  LeRoy   499,  500 

Salter,  W.  M 475 

Sample.  J.  L 473 

Sanborn,  Joshua  M 484 

Sanderson,  J.   A 476 

Sandford,  Henry  P 472 

Sanford,   E.   P 499 


Sanford,  Edw.    W 4-33 

Sanford,  H.   L 48G 

Sanders,  A.   D ,501 

Sapp,  Raymond 506 

Sato,  Aimaro    232,  329, 

333,    334,    41/ 473 

Savage   J.    B 267 

Savage,  Watson    L 228,  432 

Sawyer,  Rollin    A. 347,  471,  472 

Sawyer,  Ward   B 488,  489 

Sayler,  J.    A 499 

Sayler,  Milton    ...497,  500, 

504    507 

Scales,  Junius   1 40 

Scales,  N.    E 40 

Schaffer.  Thos.  L 495 

Schaumberg,   William   H..   507 

Scheucrman,  J.  L 496 

Scheuerman,  Wm.   E 432 

Schindler,   Andrew   D 442 

Schleicher,  G.  1 500 

Schmitt.  Cooper  D 275 

Scholl,  George   438 

Schuh,  R.  E 482 

Schweer,    S.    H 497 

Scofield,  L  F 500 

Scott,  Angelo    C 431 

Scott.  Charles    F 416 

Scott.  E.    S 474 

Scott.  Frank  H...208,  455, 

486,    487    491 

Scott,  Harvey    D 416 

Scott,  Jay   H 489 

Scott,  John    L 471 

Scott,  Milton    M 428 

Scott.  William   H .429,  430 

Scott,  Wm.  M......26.  27.     43 

Scovel  James  W 423 

Scoville,  L.  P 481 

Scudder,  Townsend...  .224, 

415 426 

Seabury.  Arthur  G 506 


572 


HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 


Seaman,  C.  J.  ..71,  97,  106, 
113,  171,  201.  245,  247, 
265,  267,  454,  475,  476, 
477,    478,    481,    482,    483, 

484,  485,   486 487 

Seaman,   Halleck  W 443 

Seay,  G.  E 78,  426 

Sellers,  G.  M 502 

Sercomb,   Royal  C 495 

Sessums.   David    221,  437 

Settle,  E.  F 480 

Seymour,    Fred    H 169 

Sliackelford,  J.   W 476 

Shafer,  Walter  G 504 

Shaffer,  T.    L 495 

Shannon,  E.    L 485 

Shannon,  J.  H 485 

Shannon,   Robert   M 488 

Sharp.   Lcedom   129 

Shaw,  Horatio  W 149 

Shaw,  T.    W 475 

Shedd,   Frank   K 260 

Shccks,  Benjamin   440 

Shelton,  Charles  E 431 

Shepard,  H.    L 500 

Shcpard,  William    H 507 

Shcpardson,   Dan    486,  488 

Shcpardson,  F.    W 201, 

203,  204,  205..  206,  207, 
210,  212,  217,  219,  221. 
226,  229,  230,  233,  234, 
261,    262,    338..    433,    456, 

481,  482    490 

Sheppard,  Funnan    440 

Sheppard,  William   C.  .204, 

218    4^2 

Sherburn,  J.   H 497 

Sherer,   J.    N 497 

ShcTifT,    A.    R 493 

Sherman,  Lewis     506 

Sherman,  Maurice    S 449 

Shcrrard,    Jno.    H 43 

Shields,  Chas   W...27,  432,  447 
Shields,  J.  J 477 


Shipley.  George  449 

Shipp,  M.  B 45 

Shiras,  Oliver  P 413 

Shircman,  Eugene  C 495 

Shirk,   Henry   473 

Shives,   George   A 449,  485 

Shontz,  Harry  B 496 

Short,   J.   W 473,  475 

Showalter,  John  W 218,  413 

Shryer,    O.    W 475 

Shuman,   R.   W 502 

Shyrer.  William  A 495 

Siebert,  W.  H 126,  455, 

457,   485,   486,   487 493 

Sigcrfoos,  Chas.   P 457,  488 

Siegfried,   C.   R 501 

Sigmund,  Fred   L 438 

Sigmund,  J.    Luther 496 

Silliman,  E.   E 480 

Simmons,   A.    P 498 

Simmons,  J.  E 500 

Simon,   Charles   E 487 

Simon,   H.    E 494 

Simonton,   T.   Grier 489 

Sims,  Charles  N.  .  .111,  201 

429    482 

Sims.  Robert  R 506 

Simpson,  L.   W 493 

Simpson,  P.  D .502 

Simpson.  R.  L 485 

Sinex.  Thomas  H 431 

Siphcr,   J.   A 494 

Sisson,   Edward  0 431 

Sisson,  Francis  H....146, 
148,  220,.  222,  223,  269, 
456,    457.    490,    493,    496, 

497    499 

Skilcs,   R.  C 499 

Skinner,  Cornelius    482 

Skinner,  E.    B 4S5 

Skinner,     J.  H 477 

Slanght.   H.   E 483 

Slavton.   A.   N 220,  493 

Sleicher,  G.  T .502 


INDEX   OF  NAMES. 


573 


Slocum,    W.    G 505 

Smith,  Albert    B 504 

Smith,  Addison    G 441 

Smith.  A.    H 485 

Smith,  Benjamin    L....4:i8.  478 

Smith,  Chas.    H 448 

Smith,  D.    C 491 

Smith,  E.    F 485 

Smith,  E.    W 487 

Smith.  G.    V 491 

Smith,  H.    J 493 

Smith,  H.   L 481 

Smith,  Henry    M 472 

Smith,  H.    R 444,.  477,  486 

Smith,  Raymond  H 507 

Smith.  Harold    W 495 

Smith.  James     42?. 

Smith.  James   G 12,   13, 

14,   15.   17    494 

Smith,  John   D.    K 442 

Smith.  J.  W.  B 492 

Smith,  Luther    M 430 

Smith,  L.    S 476 

Smith,  M.  S 5ut) 

Smith.  Osborn    L 430 

Smith,  Raymond    W 503 

Smith,  R.    H 485 

Smith,  Robert    E 478 

Smith,  Robert  W.  .65,  105, 

130,  171,    445,    454,    471, 

472,  475,    478,    479,.    480, 

484    486 

Smith.  Ruby   J .505 

Smith.  Thomas    C 496 

Smith,  Thos     G 482,  484 

Smith,  Willoughby  W.331, 

438,    480    481 

Smith,  W.    P 486,  487 

Smith,  W.  T 129,  484,.  494 

Smith,  Winfield   R 252, 

440,    486    487 

Smoot,   Richard   K 437,473 

Sneed.      F.   W 484 

Snell,  B.  H 491 


Snow,    Henry    17,  471 

Snowden,   S.  ouy 483 

Snyder,  Alonzo  M 138, 

482,,    483    500 

Snyder,  Henry    20 

Snyder,  J     Winslow 106 

Somerville,    R.    C 493 

Sommers,  Charles  L. ..489, 

490     494 

Sommer,   E.   A 443,  493 

Soper,    Pliny   L 484 

Sparrow,  Robert    G 275 

Spaulding,  John    C 234 

Spaulding,  O.    L 493 

Speare,   Edw.    Ray 447 

Speed,    K 500 

Speers,    Fred'erfck   W 449 

Spellmire,.  W.   B 497 

Spencer,  Elihu    428 

Spencer,  William    B...415,  425 

Spinning,  Geo.  L 56,  335 

Spofford,  C.    W 494 

Spofford,  Parker  424 

Sprague,  Almerin    R 447 

Sprague,  C.    S 449,  485 

Sprague,  Will  C..195,  204, 

226,    228,    304,    338,    440, 

481    487 

Springer,  Wm  M....44,  45, 

144,  218,  333,  334,   413...    416 

Stabler,  Jordan   H 507 

Stafford,  Charles  L 430 

Stahl,    Frank    494 

Stalder,  H.  G 492,  501,  502 

Stalker.  F.  M 482 

Stanley,  C.  E 475 

Stanton.   William   A . .  .  184,  438 

Staples,   John    A 177 

Stark,   John  D 489 

Starr,  F.  M 486,  487 

Steed,   G.   Hubert 504 

Steele,  E.    L 491 

Steelman,    A.    J 499,  500 

Stephens,  George    E...217,  491 


574 


HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 


Stephens.  G.    W 503 

Stephens,  William    P 450 

Stephenson,  Boyd     502 

Stephenson,  B.    S 500 

Sterling,  J.  Bowman 490 

Stcrctt,   James    P 425,  472 

Stem,  Arthur    477 

Stetler,  H.  S 479,  480. 

481    482 

Stewart,  F.   L 472 

Stewart,  H.    L 483 

Stewart,  Wm.    M 43 

Stevens.  Edward   B 20, 

184   475 

Stevens,  E.     C 482 

Stevens,  E.   M 483 

Stevens,  F.    M 492 

Stevens,  M.    C 481 

Stevenson,  D.   R 472 

Steven.son,  R.   R 125 

Stevenson,  William    E 422 

Stile,  Theodore  L 425,  427 

Still,   S.   S 433 

Stilson,   J.    0 475 

Stilson,  J.    S 266 

Stokes,  Edward  C 231,. 

349    420 

Stone,  Dwight   G 507 

Stone,  K 493 

Stone,  Robert   R 231.  .504 

Stone,  T.   Ritchie    333 

Stone,  W.    F 106,   414, 

425,  428,  441 480 

Stoney,   Gaillard    499.  .500 

Stonex,  A.   S 503 

Storm,  F.  E 503 

Story,  Carroll  F 505 

Stover.  Roy  W 224 

Stowell,   A.   D 311 

Strang,  Lewis  C 450 

Strange,  William  G 445 

Stratton,  Riley  E 425 

Stream,    T.    G 479 

Street.     J.    E 4'S6 


Strietman,  William  H.500,  501 

Strohbar,   Thos.    S 505 

Strong,  Hiram  32 

Strouse,    F.    E 492 

Stuart,  T.   W 503 

Sturges,  J.  J 480 

Stutesman,  J.  F 482 

Styles,  H.  Roy 496 

Summers,  John  H 507 

Sumner,   Arthur   P.... 482. 

483,   485,   486,    506 507 

Swan,  Lawrence  W 507 

Sweenev,  Zachary  T 419 

Swindell,  W.  B 501 

Switzer..   G.   W 47.) 

Sykes,  R.  E 482 

Sylvester,    J.    W 493 

Tabor,   Roy   B 496 

Taggart,  F 477 

Taggart.  Rush    440 

Talbot,  John   G 51 

Talbot,  Minton  W 488 

Talbot.  Thomas    488 

Tanner,   Edward   A 430 

Tappan,  David   S..  152,  225.  429 

Tarkington.  John    S 472 

Taylor,  Charles     H 497 

Taylor,  D 472 

Tavlor.  F.   C 506 

Taylor,  L.    W 483 

Tavlor,  W.    S 482 

Templeton,    Samuel   M .  .  .  .   437 
Terrel,  Edw.  H.  ..  .97,  113. 

216,     245,    247,    417,    475. 

478,  480,  483 484 

Terrell.  Fred   477.  473 

Terrell,  Maverick    284 

Terrill.  Anderson  W 507 

Terwilhger,   P.   P 483 

Tevis,  Charles  C 505 

Thatcher,  F.  H 481 

Thaver.   Walter 478 

Thirkield.   Wilbur   F...433.  435 
Thom,  Alfred  P 427.  441 


INDEX   OF  NAMES. 


575 


Thorn,  W.   A 477 

Thorn,  W.  T 74 

Thomas,  C.   M 505 

Thomas,  Charles  S....489.,  490 

Thomas,  D.  F 491 

Thomas,    D.    H 494 

Thomas,  Edward  L 445 

Tliomas,  W.  R 482 

Thompson,  Charles   W....  177 

Thompson,  Cyrus    423 

Thompson,  Ellis    D 166 

Thompson,  Geo.   N 40 

Thompson,  Henry    222 

Thompson,  J.   C 478 

Thompson,  J.  M 475,  497 

Thompson,  J.  W 477 

Thompson,,  R.  M..162,  224 
230,  456,  494,  497,  498, 
500,    501,    502,    503,     504, 

505,   506    507 

Thompson,  R.   S 485 

Thompson,  S.   D 499 

Thomson,   William   0 507 

Thornberry,  F.  L 504 

Thornburg.  C.  L..148,  149, 
216,  356,  455,  456,  457, 
486,    487,    488,    492,    493, 

494   495 

Thornton,  Thomas  V 474 

Throop,   E.   L 497 

Thurber,  A.  E 503 

Thurston,  Gates  P 440 

Thurber.   J.    M 504 

Thurston,   C.   R 483 

Tillinghast,    E.    R 483 

Tinkham,    G.    L 503 

Tinning-,  Louis 497 

Tisdel,   Frederick   M 430 

Tobey,   Walter   L 255 

455    488 

Todd,  E.  E 494 

Tolman,  Herbert  C 434 

Tolman,   William  H...229, 

450    480 


Tompkins,  De  Loss  M....  436 

Toney,   R.   B 498 

Topping,  Fred    J 495 

Topping,  H 500 

Tosh,    L.    D.   L 78„  477 

Tower,  James  E 449 

Townes,  John  C,  Jr 507 

Townsend,  Hosea 333, 

413    417 

Trabue,  Charles  C 490 

Tracv,  Edward  L 445 

Tratt,   Paul 499 

Treat,  Charles  H 233,  418 

Treadway,   R.    B 492 

Trest.   B.   G 482 

Trimble.    Henry    H 420,  442 

Trimble,  J.   G 481 

Trousdale,    Julius  A... 422,  47.5 

Trumbull,    D.    S 494 

Trumbull.   M.   K 493 

Tucker,  Henry  St.  G.  .231, 

333,    335,   416,    432 451 

Tucker,  J.  B 482 

Tull,   S.    P 340 

Tunison.   J.    S 265,  269,  331 

Tunstall,   W.    P 501 

Tupper,.    Paul   Y 484 

Turman.  W.   L 504,  505 

Turner,  C.    A 474 

Turner,  J.    0 491 

Turner.  William   C 473 

Tuttle,    Burton    B 497,495 

Twining,    William   J 446 

Tyler.   B.  W 489 

Tvrrell,   W.   B 506 

Ullom,  Joseph  T 496 

Underwood,  Owen  C 488 

Upton,.  C.  G 481 

Upton,  Edmund  C 495 

Upton,  Ernest  B 506 

Urmston,  C.  L 481 

LIrmston,  T.   H 472 

Uttley.  W.  W 491 

Valentine,  B.  W 499 


576 


HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     Til  ETA     PI. 


Vance,  L.  M 476 

Vandcnbark,  Charles  S....  489 
Vaiidelinder,  George  E....  507 
Van,  Devanter.  Willis. 228, 

413,   418 425 

Van  Doren.  G.  B 492 

Van  Dvke,  Percy  H 496 

Van  Kirk.  Charles  C.  .426,  482 

Van  Ness,  J.  R 482 

Van  Orden,  Max  H oO'i 

Van  Ornum,  John  L 431 

Van   Syckel.  Elbridge 166 

Van  Winkle,  Winant 498 

Vaughan,  F.   E 494,  495 

Vaughn,   M.    M 479 

Vca,  Charles  M 425 

Veech,   B.   B 480 

Velde,    F.    S 484 

Venable.   Charles    S....429,  434 

Volpe,    Frank   G 50ft 

Voorhees,  Daniel  W.  . .  .69 

216,   221,   333,   414 415 

Wadsworth,  William  H .  . .   507 

Wait,  W.  H -.iD^ 

Waite.  Ossian  T 495 

Walker,  Charles  D..77,  81. 
179,  180,  182,  184,  185, 
186,    229,    267,    456,    476, 

477    478 

Walker,  Ernest    424 

Walker.  F.    M 203 

Walker,  James    M 441,  443 

Walker,  J.    W 472 

Walker.  Robert    F 423 

Wall,  George  W 427 

Wallace,  David  A.  .32,  430,  437 

Walters,  C.  E 497 

Wambaugh,  Eugene  .  .108, 
117,  204,.  205,  434,  455, 
456,    464,    480,    481,    482, 

483,  484 485 

Ward,  J.  E 494 

Ward.  L.    M 492,  493 

Ward.  Lvman  C 489 


Warren,  C.     P 502 

Warren,,  Eugene    478 

Warren.  Harry  C.  .71,  473, 

475,    476,    477,   483 487 

Warren,  Henry    W 435 

Warren,  Wm.  M 126, 

231,   333    430 

Warren,  W.   R 43iS,  487 

Warwick.  W.  K.  L 22, 

113.     134,    455,    480,    481, 

483,  488    490 

Washburn.   Albert   H..208, 

411    441 

Waterhouse,  C.  F 482 

Warne,    Frank   J 224,449 

Warner,  F.  W 494 

Warnock,  James   36 

Watkins,  Oscar   L 490 

Watson,  E.   H.   B 501 

Watson,  H.   A 494 

Watson,  James  C 408 

Watson,  Walter  A 427 

Watson,  William   P 454 

Waugh,  Joseph   216 

Weatherbv.  Samuel  S 430 

Weaver,  Edwin    0 488,  489 

Weaver.  E.  E 483 

Weaver,  John    472 

Weber.  Herman  C 220,  491 

Weber,  J.    H 498 

Weber,  0.    A 501 

Webster,  A.    P 486 

Wedemeyer,  Otto  F 495 

Weedman,  Casius 480 

Weeks,  E.  M 494 

Weiss.   Charles   R 507 

Welborn.  M.  J 497 

Welker,  Phillip  A 446 

Weller,  O.   C. 476 

Welles,  Frederick  A 496 

Wells,  Calvin    447 

Wells,  Ebenezer   T 426 

Welsh,  Franklin  M 207, 

485,    487 


INDEX   OF  NAMES. 


577 


Werheim,   W.   P 503 

West,  Andrew   t 234,  433 

West,  Nath 31,  233 

West.  William   H .  .'37,  420, 

423,  425 426 

Whaley..  G.  H 492 

Whallor..   Edward   P 436 

Wheat,  Howard  1 506 

Wheeler,  Charles  S.  . .  .227, 

441.    483    4^4 

Wheeler,  M.  W 502 

Whedon,   J.   C 492 

Whilden,  W.  G 493 

Whinerv.  M.  R 500 

Whitaker,  A.  C 485 

Whitaker,  George    E 435 

White.  Alfred  F 428 

White.  H.    C 268 

White;  William    C...  .  202, 

479.    481    483 

Whitehead,      F.    C. 485,  486,  488 

Whitehead,  Harry   W 490 

Whitman,   A.   E 493 

Whitmore,  L.  C 500 

Whitney,  Ernest    H 507 

Whitnev,  John    IS 

Whittaker,  J.  T 439,.  474 

Whitthorne,  William  J 416 

Wickersham,   J.   A 478 

Widmer,  Sheldon  W 507 

Wiegand,   H.   H 485 

Wienhober,  George  W....  232 

Wilcox,  F.  E 482 

Wilcox,  Paul    479 

Wilcox,  R.    A 493 

Wilcox,  Wallace    J 443 

Wilder,   Webster    222,  496 

Wildman.  L.  D 487 

Wiley.  E.  W 499 

Wilhelm.  L.  W 480 

Wilkerson,  George  R..496,  498 

Wilkinson.  Guv   484 

W'ill,  Henry    C 475 

Will,  Roland    T 507 


Willard,   Frederick   R 505 

Williams.  B.  F 501 

Williams.  C.    C 478 

Williams,  Charles   D..  .232, 

437,    480    484 

Williams,  Elkanah    439 

Williams,  E.    A 485 

Williams,  Edmund   H 443 

Williams,  L.    A 501 

Williams,  Henry   A 228, 

455    457 

Williams.  L.    T 494 

Williams,  Meade    C 436, 

473    499 

Williams,  Oscar    F 419 

Williams,  Roger   . .  .68,  71,. 

243,    475    476 

Williams,  R.    G 491 

WiUiams,  S.    C 486 

Williams,  Syl   G...96,   191, 

195,    201,    204,    454,    481,, 

482    483 

Williams,     William  D 439 

Williamson,  C.   R 494 

WiUiamson,  J.    E 481 

Williamson,  Samuel   E.  .  . . 

265.   442    473 

Wills,  Ebenezer   T 427 

Wills,  Reginald   W 224 

Willson,  L.   F 505 

Wilson.  Archibald    A 496 

Wilson,  Charles   B 434 

Wilson,  F.  C..57,  439,  473,  477 

Wilson,  H.   S 476 

Wilson,  James    473,  484 

Wilson.  John  D 507 

Wilson,  Joseph  G...32,  33, 

243,.    415    423 

Wilson,  Joseph   K 43S 

Wilson,  Joseph  R 437 

Wilson.  Luther  B.231,  435,  474 

Wilson.  R.    U 481 

Wilson,  S.   N 266 

Wilson,  W.    G 475 


578 


HANDBOOK     OF     BETA     THETA     PI. 


Wlingate,  James    495 

Winkloy,  H.  W 4S2 

Winne,   Charles   K 496 

Winter,   S.   G 500 

Winters.   Jacob    472 

Wishard,  D.  M 499 

Wise,  John  S 146,  220, 

221,    294,    331,    335,    343, 

416,  423,  447 476 

Withers,   E.   P....  125,   132, 

335,    427    423 

Withrow,  S.  P 485 

Witmer,  J.   F 484 

Wolcott,   D.   B 494 

Wolcott,  Roger    H 504 

Wood,  De  Volson   408,  434 

Wood,  Horatio  G 450 

Wood,  Luke    477.  47'^^ 

Wood,  Robert  W 435 

Wood,  Thomas  D 483 

Woods,  John    473 

Woods.  WilHam   R 27. 

412.   413    422 

Woodbury,    B 503 

Wooden.  C.  R 485 

Woodman,    H.    H 495 

Woodrow,   T.   R 497 

Woolsey,   R.    D 501 

Wordworth,   Ed.   K 495 

Work,  Norman  R 230,  507 

Works,  Charles  A 78 


Worrall,  John  B 480,  487 

WV)rtcndykc,   R.   J 480 

Wright,  Christopher  C 441 

Wright  C.    T 494 

Wright,  George    B 221,  443 

Wright,  Henry    M 474 

Wright,  W.    E 497 

Wright,  William    J 438 

Wrightson,  E.  C 505 

Wurts,     William  H 505 

Wyman.  J.  A 506 

Yaw,     Mvron  B 495 

Yerkes,  John  W.  .226,  418,  420 

Yocum,  A.  D 486 

Yoe,   Harry    505 

Young,  Charles    A 230 

Young,  Frederick  G 42.' 

Young,  Geo.    F 426,  435 

Young,  Henry   B 475,  494 

Young,  John    S 415 

Young,  L.    L 125 

Young,  R.    Harvey.  .81,  83, 

95,   96,  454,  456,   477,  478, 

480 485 

Young,  Samuel    H 436 

Young.  W.    C 338,   430,  436 

Young,  W.    0 473 

Zachos.  John  C 23,  239, 

335,  417,  434 471 

Zueblin,.  Charles  N 434, 

485,   486,    487 488 


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